Where does “nostalgia” come from?

nostalgia (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek νόστος, from Ancient Greek -τος, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “nostalgia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνόστοςthe act of reaching a place: journey, arrival;...
2Ancient Greek-τοςCreates perfective passive verbal adjectives;...
3Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τοςEvery word from Ancient Greek νόστος