-lagnia

suffix

sexual predilection; paraphilia

OriginAncient Greek λαγνεία →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. sexual predilection; paraphilia

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλαγνεία“sexual intercourse; lasciviousness”
  2. English-lagnia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λαγνεία (lagneía, “sexual intercourse; lasciviousness”).

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APA

-lagnia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lagnia

MLA

“-lagnia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lagnia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-lagnia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lagnia.

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