Where does “Πυθόδωρος” come from?

Πυθόδωρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “Πυθόδωρος”, step by step

Πυθόδωρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δῶρον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
2Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Ancient Greek Πῡθώ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠῡθώPytho; Python; Pytho, Delphi; Pytho
2Ancient Greekπύθωto rot, to decay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃romEvery word from Proto-Hellenic dṓron