Where does “nostalhiko” come from?
nostalhiko (Tagalog) comes from Italian nostalgico, from Italian nostalgia, from New Latin nostalgia, from Ancient Greek νόστος, from Ancient Greek -τος, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
nostalhiko (Tagalog): nostalgic
Definitions
- nostalgic
Ancestry of “nostalhiko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | nostalgico | homesick; nostalgic; A person who longs for the... |
| 2 | Italian | nostalgia | nostalgia, homesickness, longing |
| 3 | New Latin | nostalgia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νόστος | the act of reaching a place: journey, arrival;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τος | Creates perfective passive verbal adjectives;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |