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Where does “ψῆφος” come from?

ψῆφος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ψάω — to touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to...

ψῆφος (Ancient Greek): a pebble; a pebble used for reckoning, a counter;...

Definitions

  1. a pebble; a pebble used for reckoning, a counter;...

Ancestry of “ψῆφος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψάωto touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to...

Words derived from “ψῆφος”

  • psephology
  • psephologist
  • psephological
  • psephism
  • isopsephy
  • psephologically
  • pseph-
  • psephocracy
  • psephisma
  • ψηφίζω
  • ψηφοφόρος
  • ἰσοψηφία
  • ψηφοφόρος
  • ἰσόψηφος
  • ψήφισμα
  • ψηφίζω
  • ψηφοφόρος
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