English

algolagnia

Algolagnia comes from German Algolagnie.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of ἄλγος ‘pain’ + λαγνεία ‘lust’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg- ‘to care’

Ancient Greek ἄλγος ‘pain’

Ancient Greek λαγνεύω ‘to have sex’

Ancient Greek λαγνεία ‘lust’

Every English word from German Algolagnie

noun A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones.

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