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English word nostalgia comes from Ancient Greek ἄλγος, Ancient Greek νόστος
ἄλγος (Ancient Greek)
νόστος (Ancient Greek)
νοσταλγία (Ancient Greek)
*νοσταλγία (Ancient Greek)
nostalgia (Late Latin)
nostalgia (English)
A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past.. A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.. Reminiscence of the speaker's childhood or younger years.