Where does “ironio” come from?
ironio (Esperanto) 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;...
ironio (Esperanto): irony
Definitions
- irony
Ancestry of “ironio”, step by step
ironio traces back through 3 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;... |
via Italian ironia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ironia | irony |
| 2 | Latin | īrōnīa | irony |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἰρωνείᾱ | hypocrisy, deception, especially a feigned ignorance |
via French ironie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ironie | irony |