English Explanatory Dictionary

pseph-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. pebble, small stone
  2. voting, election; ballot box

Pronunciation

psēf psĕf /psiːf/ /psɛf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pseph-.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pseph-2.wav /psif/

Word forms

pseph-

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).

Related words

isopsephism isopsephic psephism psephisma psephophoria

Derived words

psephitic psephite psephomancy psephocracy psephograph psephologically psephological psephologist psephology
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