pseph-

UK /psiːf/ · US /psif/

Etymology From the Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”); the later, electoral sense stems from the ancient Athenian method of voting by putting a pebble in a ballot box (for which sense see psephisma and psephophoria).

Derived terms

psephitic, psephite, psephomancy, psephocracy, psephograph, psephologically, psephological, psephologist, psephology

Related terms

isopsephism, isopsephic, psephism, psephisma, psephophoria