polyptoton

noun /ˌpɑ.ləpˈtoʊˌtɑn/

1. A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.

   countable, uncountable

   If sense require it, in two different cases.

   A Polyptoton still the same word places,

Where it comes from

Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πολύπτωτον (polúptōton), neuter of πολύπτωτος (polúptōtos, “having many cases”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry polyptoton (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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