Etymology

psephomancy

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Today it means: Divination by drawing pebbles from a pile. Full definition →

New Latin psēphomantia ← Ancient Greek ψῆφος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromψῆφος“pebble used for casting a vote”
  2. New Latin · borrowed frompsēphomantia
  3. English todaypsephomancy

From New Latin psēphomantia, from Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble used for casting a vote”), + -mancy.

Words from the same roots

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