Where does “nostalgic” come from?

nostalgic (Romanian) comes from French nostalgique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

nostalgic (Romanian): nostalgic

Definitions

  1. nostalgic

Ancestry of “nostalgic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnostalgiquenostalgic
2French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3Middle French-iqueic
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from French -ique →