-lagnia
AmericanUsage
What does -lagnia mean? The combining form -lagnia is used like a suffix meaning “sexual intercourse, lust.” The form -lagnia is very occasionally used in medical terms, especially in psychiatry.The form -lagnia comes from Greek lagneía, meaning “sex” or “lasciviousness.” The Latin equivalent of lagneía is lascīvia, meaning “playfulness” or “lustfulness,” which is the source of lascivious.
Etymology
Origin of -lagnia
From Greek lagneía
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