Where does “ironicalness” come from?
ironicalness (English) comes from English ironical, from English ironic, from Middle French ironique, from Latin ironicus, from Ancient Greek εἰρωνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
ironicalness (English): The quality of being ironical
Definitions
- The quality of being ironical
Ancestry of “ironicalness”, step by step
ironicalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ironical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ironical | Characterized by or constituting irony; Given to... |
| 2 | English | ironic | Characterized by or constituting irony; Given to... |
| 3 | Middle French | ironique | — |
| 4 | Latin | ironicus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἰρωνικός | insincere, feigning ignorance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |