pseph-

pebble, small stone

Prefix

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

Origin

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

isopsephism isopsephic psephism psephisma psephophoria

Derived

psephitic psephite psephomancy psephocracy psephograph psephologically psephological psephologist psephology