Etymology

ostalgia

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Today it means: Synonym of ostealgia. Full definition →

English osteo- ← Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁
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ostalgia · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-
  4. English todayostalgia

From osteo- + -algia.

ostalgia · noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromOstalgie
  2. English todayostalgia

Borrowed from German Ostalgie, a play on Ost (“east”) + Nostalgie (“nostalgia”).

Words from the same roots

GermanOstalgie all →

Eastalgia

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