'-Dom' is a noun-forming suffix denoting a condition, state, or status. But where does this unassuming little '-dom', which appears in so many English words, come from? John Kelly puts some scribbledom to its puzzledom in his latest blog post:
What is the ‘-dom’ in ‘freedom’? | OxfordWords blog
What in the Word!? John Kelly explores that unassuming little suffix, '-dom', and the subtle but distinctive ways we use it today:
psephology
sɛˈfɒlədʒi,sɪˈfɒlədʒi/
noun
- the statistical study of elections and trends in voting.
Psephology | Definition of Psephology by Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psephology
Psephology is from the Greek word psēphos, meaning "pebble." (One relative of psephology is psephomancy, meaning "divination by pebbles.") Psephology merited election as the name for the work of analysts of elections, or psephologists, because pebbles were used by the ancient Greeks in voting.
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