Where does “sinécdoque” come from?
sinécdoque (Spanish) comes from Late Latin synecdoche, from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή, from Ancient Greek ἐκδοχή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
sinécdoque (Spanish): synecdoche, synecdochy
Definitions
- synecdoche, synecdochy
Ancestry of “sinécdoque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | synecdoche | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συνεκδοχή | receiving together; jointly receiving |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκδοχή | accession, succession; expectation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |