Where does “Pythia” come from?

Pythia comes from Ancient Greek Πυθία, derived from the place name Πυθώ, which traces to Proto-Indo-European dʰewb-ṓ and ultimately dʰewb-.

Pythia (English): A priestess of Pythian Apollo, the Oracle of...

Definitions

  1. A priestess of Pythian Apollo, the Oracle of...

Ancestry of “Pythia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠυθίαPythia: priestess of Apollo at Delphi, who...
2Ancient GreekΠῡθώPytho; Python; Pytho, Delphi; Pytho
3Ancient Greekπύθωto rot, to decay
Every word from Ancient Greek πύθω →Every word from Ancient Greek Πῡθώ →Every word from Ancient Greek Πυθία →