Where does “-algia” come from?

-algia (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἄλγος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέγω — I heed, trouble myself.

-algia (New Latin): Used to form nouns identifying specific kinds or...

Definitions

  1. Used to form nouns identifying specific kinds or...

Ancestry of “-algia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄλγοςpain (of either mind or body), sorrow, trouble, grief, distress, woe
2Ancient GreekἀλέγωI heed, trouble myself

Words derived from “-algia”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλγος →