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	suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4	Ancient Greek	-ᾱ	nominal suffix
5	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂	—

Words derived from “synecdoche”

sinécdoque

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