What is common about the words synesthete, synergy, and synecdoche?
The prefix SYN. Meaning "together".
Some 12 years ago I found out via a fellow graduate researcher that I am a synesthete, and that mine is known as tickertape synesthesia. Of all places (could have found out at a shrink's) it was at an art + synesthesia event in Amsterdam.
Recently listening to the audio of Abiy Ahmed's መደመር book series (free to download on the App Store). መደመር roughly translates to "synergy". So far enjoying the app and appreciating the books' syncretic synthesis.
Just saying that I like SYN... a SYNergy of multitudes!
And you should watch Synecdoche, New York. Such a great film.