Where does “synecdoche” come from?
synecdoche (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή, from Ancient Greek ἐκδοχή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
Ancestry of “synecdoche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | συνεκδοχή | receiving together; jointly receiving |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐκδοχή | accession, succession; expectation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “synecdoche”