Where does “Pythoness” come from?
Pythoness (English) comes from English Python, from Latin Pythōn, from Ancient Greek Πύθων, from Ancient Greek -ών, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön- — sound, voice.
Pythoness (English): The priestess of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi
Definitions
- The priestess of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi
Ancestry of “Pythoness”, step by step
Pythoness traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Python
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Python | Any member of the comedy troupe Monty Python:... |
| 2 | Latin | Pythōn | soothsayer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Πύθων | serpentine monster from Greek mythology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ών | forms words for places |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 6 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 9 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 10 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 11 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via English ess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ess | The name of the Latin-script letter S; Something... |
| 2 | German | ess | first-person singular present of essen; singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | atiska- | grainfield |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂edos- | sort of cereal, grain |
via Late Latin pythonissa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | pythonissa | witch; sorceress |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Πυθία | Pythia: priestess of Apollo at Delphi, who... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |