Where does “synecdochism” come from?

synecdochism (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.

synecdochism (English): The use of synecdoche

Definitions

The use of synecdoche

Ancestry of “synecdochism”, step by step

synecdochism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English synecdoche

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	synecdoche	A figure of speech that uses the name of a part...
2	Latin	synecdochē	the putting of a whole for a part
3	Ancient Greek	συνεκδοχή	receiving together; jointly receiving
4	Ancient Greek	ἐκδοχή	accession, succession; expectation
5	Ancient Greek	-ή	suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
6	Ancient Greek	-ᾱ	nominal suffix
7	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂	—

via English ism

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	ism	An ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2	English	-ism	Used to form nouns of action or process or result...
3	Latin	-ismus	-ism
4	Ancient Greek	-ισμός	Forms abstract nouns
5	Ancient Greek	-μός	Forms abstract nouns
6	Proto-Indo-European	-mós	Creates action/result nouns from verb stems

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