Where does “ironisk” come from?

ironisk (Danish) comes from Ancient Greek εἰρωνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ironisk (Danish): ironic

Definitions

  1. ironic

Ancestry of “ironisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἰρωνικόςinsincere, feigning ignorance
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ironisk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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