Where does “irónico” come from?

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

irónico (Portuguese): ironic

Definitions

  1. ironic

Ancestry of “irónico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinironicus—
2Ancient Greekεἰρωνικόςinsincere, feigning ignorance
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →