Where does “meta-irony” come from?
meta-irony (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;...
meta-irony (English): Irony about irony; something which is ironic about its being ironic
Definitions
- Irony about irony; something which is ironic about its being ironic
Ancestry of “meta-irony”, step by step
meta-irony 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;... |