nostalgia

/nɒˈstæld͡ʒə/

Etymology

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.

nostalgia means A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 69 out of 100.

noun

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”