Where does “Irene” come from?
Irene (Tagalog) comes from English Irene, from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη, from Ancient Greek εἰρήνη, from Ancient Greek εἴρω, from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
Ancestry of “Irene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Irene | Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax |
| 2 | French | Irène | irene |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Εἰρήνη | peace |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἰρήνη | peace |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἴρω | I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wéřřō | to say, to tell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wéryeti | to be saying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |