Where does “irônico” come from?

irônico (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.

irônico (Portuguese): ironic

Definitions

  1. ironic

Ancestry of “irônico”, 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 -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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