Etymology

irene

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Today it means: The hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of an irone. Full definition →

French Irène ← Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΕἰρήνη“peace”
  2. French · borrowed fromIrène
  3. English todayIrene

Borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”), name of a goddess of peace, of early Christian saints, and of an 8th-century Byzantine empress. Doublet of Eirini.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΕἰρήνη all →

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