nostalgia.
A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.
Meaning & usage
A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.
Seeing food at camp similar to his mother's cooking sent a wave of nostalgia through him.
A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past.
an alumnus' feelings of nostalgia for his/her years in high school
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nes- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *nóstos Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos) Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg-der.? Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos) New Latin nostalgiabor. English nostalgia From New Latin nostalgia, coined by Johannes Hofer in 1688 from Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, “returning home”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”), calquing German Heimweh. Ancient Greek *νοσταλγία (*nostalgía) is unattested. Transferred sense probably influenced by French nostalgie, especially in literature. Compare Italian nostalgia, Spanish nostalgia, Portuguese nostalgia and French nostalgie.
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