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Where does “εἰρωνεία” come from?

εἰρωνεία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

εἰρωνεία (Ancient Greek): hypocrisy, deception, especially a feigned...

Definitions

  1. hypocrisy, deception, especially a feigned...

Ancestry of “εἰρωνεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “εἰρωνεία”

  • irony
  • ironist
  • ironize
  • ironym
  • post-irony
  • postirony
  • ironia
  • ironía
  • autoironia
  • ironia
  • ironizzare
  • ironie
  • ironiste
  • ironie
  • ironia
  • ironia
  • アイロニー
  • иронија
  • ironija
  • ironi
  • ironi
  • selvironi
  • ironi
  • ironía
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