Where does “synecdochist” come from?

synecdochist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

synecdochist (English): One who uses synecdoche

Definitions

  1. One who uses synecdoche

Ancestry of “synecdochist”, step by step

synecdochist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās

via English synecdoche

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 Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
6Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής