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Where does “Πυθία” come from?

Πυθία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Πῡθώ, from Ancient Greek πύθω — to rot, to decay.

Πυθία (Ancient Greek): Pythia: priestess of Apollo at Delphi, who...

Definitions

  1. Pythia: priestess of Apollo at Delphi, who...

Ancestry of “Πυθία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠῡθώPytho; Python; Pytho, Delphi; Pytho
2Ancient Greekπύθωto rot, to decay

Words derived from “Πυθία”

  • Pythia
  • Pythoness
  • pythiad
  • Pythia
  • pythonissa
  • pitonisa
  • Pizia
  • Πυθίας
  • pythonissa
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