Where does “ironic” come from?
Ironic comes from Middle French ironique, from Latin ironicus, meaning "dissimulated, feigned."
ironic (English): Characterized by or constituting irony; Given to...
Definitions
- Characterized by or constituting irony; Given to...
Ancestry of “ironic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | ironique | — |
| 2 | Latin | ironicus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἰρωνικός | insincere, feigning ignorance |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “ironic”