polyptoton
/pəˈlɪptətɒn/
repetition of words derived from the same root
polyptoton in a sentence
“Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds—Shakespeare's polyptoton.”
Origin of polyptoton
Greek polyptoton (many cases), from poly- (many) + ptosis (case, falling)
Related Words
antanaclasis
repetition of a word with a different meaning each time
diacope
repetition of a word with one or more words in between
anaphora
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
epistrophe
repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
symploce
combining anaphora and epistrophe—repetition at both beginning and end
anadiplosis
repeating the last word of one clause at the start of the next