Etymograph

English

Irisgate

From Iris + -gate.

Formed from Iris + -gate

Ancient Greek ἶρις ‘rainbow’

Latin īris ‘rainbow’

Middle English iris

English Iris

Today it means

name A 2010 controversy around an extramarital affair of Iris Robinson, wife of Northern Ireland politician Peter Robinson.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irisgate