Wanderlust a philosophy of life: The desire to go elsewhere, beyond your world, a desire for discovery and travel.
Term of Germanic origin, entered into English. It is the combination of two words wandern (walking, wandering) + lust (wish, desire).
In turn the word Wanderlust is becoming part of the Italian lexicon, despite not everyone still knowing his meaning.
The first documented use of the term in English took place in 1902 as a reflection of what was then seen as a typically German predilection of “exploring / wandering” (wandering) that could be traced back to German romance and the German apprenticeship system, as well as the adolescent habit of “Wanderbird”, looking for a union with nature.
Wanderlust the desire to go elsewhere, beyond one’s world, to look for something else: a desire for discovery and travel. It can reflect an intense desire for personal self-savvel through the discovery of the unknown, facing unexpected challenges and knowing stranged cultures and lifestyles. It can also be guided by the desire to escape and leave behind depressive fault feelings.
*from https://it.wikipedia.org/