Etymology of the French word ironie
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-Date
The earliest known usage of ironie in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
ironiser,
ironismeDerivations in other languages
English
ironyCognates
Dutch
ironie, English
irony, German
Ironie, Italian
ironia, Latin
ironia, Lithuanian
ironija, Norwegian
ironi, Russian
иpoния, Spanish
ironia, Swedish
ironiUsage
Word found in Old French
