Where does “autoironiczny” come from?
autoironiczny (Polish) comes from Italian autoironia, from Italian ironia, from Latin īrōnīa, 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;...
autoironiczny (Polish): self-deprecating
Definitions
- self-deprecating
Ancestry of “autoironiczny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | autoironia | self-mockery |
| 2 | Italian | ironia | irony |
| 3 | Latin | īrōnīa | 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;... |