-lalia

a combining form used in the formation of nouns denoting abnormal or disordered forms of speech, as specified by the initial element: echolalia; glossolalia.

Origin of -lalia

< New Latin < Greek laliá talking, chatter, equivalent to lal(eîn) to chatter, babble + -ia -ia

Words nearby -lalia

-kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic, -kinin, -lagnia, -lalia, -land, -lashed, -latry, -le, -lent

British Dictionary definitions for -lalia

-lalia

combining form

indicating a speech defect or abnormality coprolalia; echolalia

Word Origin for -lalia

New Latin, from Greek lalia chatter, from lalein to babble