Where does “synecdochy” come from?
synecdochy (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.
synecdochy (English): The use of a synecdoche
Ancestry of “synecdochy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | synecdoche | A figure of speech that uses the name of a part... |
| 2 | Latin | synecdochē | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συνεκδοχή | receiving together; jointly receiving |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκδοχή | accession, succession; expectation |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |