Where does “synecdochally” come from?

synecdochally (English) comes from English synecdochal, from English synecdoche, from Latin synecdochē, from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή, from Ancient Greek ἐκδοχή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

synecdochally (English): in a synecdochal manner

Definitions

  1. in a synecdochal manner

Ancestry of “synecdochally”, step by step

synecdochally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English synecdochal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsynecdochalSynecdochical
2EnglishsynecdocheA figure of speech that uses the name of a part...
3Latinsynecdochēthe putting of a whole for a part
4Ancient Greekσυνεκδοχήreceiving together; jointly receiving
5Ancient Greekἐκδοχήaccession, succession; expectation
6Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
7Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ