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Where does “ironico” come from?

ironico (Italian) comes from Late Latin ironicus, from Ancient Greek εἰρωνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ironico (Italian): ironic, ironical

Definitions

  1. ironic, ironical

Ancestry of “ironico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinironicus—
2Ancient Greekεἰρωνικός—
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ironico”

  • ironicamente
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