-lalia
1.
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
<
Neo-Latin
<
Greek
laliá
talking, chatter, equivalent to
lal
(
eîn
) to chatter, babble +
-ia
-ia
British Dictionary definitions for
-lalia
-lalia
combining form
1.
indicating a speech defect or abnormality:
coprolalia,
echolalia
Word Origin
New Latin, from Greek
lalia
chatter, from
lalein
to babble