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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Memories #127819 04/28/04 12:17 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California J jheem veteran jheem veteran J Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California And nostos is from the Greek meaning 'return home' (< neomai 'to come back, return'). For me nostalgia always involves a little pain. The memories themselve are happy, but the longing is not. Cf. English homesickness, German Heimweh, and Brazilian saudade. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Memories Jackie 04/28/04 02:24 AM Re: Memories WhitmanO'Neill 04/28/04 02:48 AM Re: Memories Bingley 04/28/04 04:15 AM Pinafores Father Steve 04/28/04 04:47 AM Re: Memories wsieber 04/28/04 05:40 AM Re: pinnies Buffalo Shrdlu 04/28/04 09:22 AM Re: pinnies RhubarbCommando 04/28/04 11:01 AM Re: Memories jheem 04/28/04 12:17 PM Re: Memories dxb 04/28/04 12:45 PM Re: pinnies Buffalo Shrdlu 04/28/04 12:51 PM Re: Memories jheem 04/28/04 01:20 PM Re: Memories Jackie 04/28/04 01:48 PM Re: Memories wow 04/28/04 02:13 PM Brazilian? shanks 04/29/04 03:44 PM Re: Brazilian? AnnaStrophic 04/29/04 06:29 PM Re: Brazilian? Buffalo Shrdlu 04/29/04 07:29 PM Re: Cabo Verde! AnnaStrophic 04/29/04 07:36 PM Re: Brazilian? jheem 04/30/04 01:36 AM Re: Memories of troy 04/28/04 12:28 PM Re: Memories Bingley 04/29/04 04:53 AM Re: Memories Father Steve 04/29/04 05:02 AM Re: Memories Bingley 04/29/04 05:21 AM Re: Memories TEd Remington 05/01/04 06:01 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,440 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 350 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,606 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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