Etymology of the English word irony
the English word
ironyderived from the Old French word
ironiederived from the Latin word
ironia (irony)
derived from the Greek word
eironeia, εἰρωνεία
derived from the Greek word
eironderived from the Greek word
eirein, εἴρω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-Derivations in English
ironistCognates
Dutch
ironie, French
ironie, German
Ironie, Italian
ironia, Latin
ironia, Lithuanian
ironija, Norwegian
ironi, Russian
иpoния, Spanish
ironia, Swedish
ironiUsage
Word found in Modern English
