Etymology Explorer › Esperanto

Where does “ironisigno” come from?

ironisigno (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ironio, 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 — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ironisigno (Esperanto): irony mark

Definitions

  1. irony mark

Ancestry of “ironisigno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoironioirony
2EnglishironyA statement that, when taken in context, may...
3Middle Frenchironie—
4Latinironiairony
5Ancient Greekεἰρωνείαhypocrisy, deception, especially a feigned...
6Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
7Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
9Proto-Indo-European-ess—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →