Where does “ironist” come from?
ironist (English) comes from English irony, from Middle French ironie, from Latin ironia, from Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
ironist (English): Someone who uses irony in humor; A supporter of...
Definitions
- Someone who uses irony in humor; A supporter of...
Ancestry of “ironist”, step by step
ironist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irony | A statement that, when taken in context, may... |
| 2 | Middle French | ironie | — |
| 3 | Latin | ironia | irony |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἰρωνεία | hypocrisy, deception, especially a feigned... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |