Where does “synecdochē” come from?

synecdochē (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή, from Ancient Greek ἐκδοχή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

synecdochē (Latin): the putting of a whole for a part

Definitions

  1. the putting of a whole for a part

Ancestry of “synecdochē”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσυνεκδοχήreceiving together; jointly receiving
2Ancient Greekἐκδοχήaccession, succession; expectation
3Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “synecdochē”

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