Where does “ironic” come from?

ironic (Romanian) comes from French ironique, from Latin ironicus, from Ancient Greek εἰρωνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ironic (Romanian): ironic

Definitions

  1. ironic

Ancestry of “ironic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchironiqueironic
2Latinironicus—
3Ancient Greekεἰρωνικόςinsincere, feigning ignorance
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →