ირონია • (ironia) =irony=εἰρωνεία

ირონია • (ironia) =irony=εἰρωνεία

WIKTIONARY: Etymology

First attested in 1502. From Latin īrōnīa (perhaps via Middle French ironie), from Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία (eirōneia, “irony, pretext”), from εἴρων (eirōn, “one who feigns ignorance”).