The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἰαμβικός
- Late Latin · derived fromïambicus
- Middle French · borrowed fromiambique
- English todayiambic
From Middle French iambique, from Late Latin ïambicus, from Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos) + -ικός (-ikós).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.