psephomancy

English

noun

Definitions

Divination by drawing pebbles from a pile.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ψῆφος (vote, pebble, counter, pebble used for casting a vote, a pebble, voting pebble, precious stone, pebble used for reckoning).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ψῆφος

Gloss

vote, pebble, counter, pebble used for casting a vote, a pebble, voting pebble, precious stone, pebble used for reckoning

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

psephology English
ψήφινος Ancient Greek
ψαφαρός Ancient Greek
ψηφίζω Ancient Greek
ψηφίον Ancient Greek
ψηφοθήκη Ancient Greek
ψηφολογεῖον Ancient Greek
ψηφοφόρος Ancient Greek
ψῆφος Ancient Greek
ἰσοψηφία Ancient Greek
ἰσόψηφος Ancient Greek
ψήφος Greek (modern)

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