myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of ironia

Etymology of the Latin word ironia

the Latin word ironia (irony)

derived from the Greek word eironeia, εἰρωνεία

derived from the Greek word eiron

derived from the Greek word eirein, εἴρω

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer-

French ironie, Italian ironia

Dutch ironie, English irony, French ironie, German Ironie, Italian ironia, Lithuanian ironija, Norwegian ironi, Russian иpoния, Spanish ironia, Swedish ironi