Where does “синекдоха” come from?
синекдоха (Kazakh) comes from Russian сине́кдоха, from Latin synecdochē, from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή, from Ancient Greek ἐκδοχή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
синекдоха (Kazakh): synecdoche
Definitions
- synecdoche
Ancestry of “синекдоха”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сине́кдоха | synecdoche (certain figure of speech) |
| 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 | — |