Where does “synecdochical” come from?

synecdochical (English) comes 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.

synecdochical (English): Using an inclusive term for something included,...

Definitions

  1. Using an inclusive term for something included,...

Ancestry of “synecdochical”, step by step

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

Words derived from “synecdochical”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →