Greek nostos + algos → Modern Latin nostalgia
Nostalgia began as a medical term for homesickness, coined in 1688 from Greek words for homecoming and pain. Its meaning later broadened to longing for a remembered past.
Greek nostos + algos → Modern Latin nostalgia
Nostalgia began as a medical term for homesickness, coined in 1688 from Greek words for homecoming and pain. Its meaning later broadened to longing for a remembered past.
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