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Where does “Pythonish” come from?

Pythonish (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.

Pythonish (English): Synonym of Pythonesque

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Pythonesque

Ancestry of “Pythonish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPythonAny member of the comedy troupe Monty Python:...
2LatinPythōn—
3Ancient GreekΠύθωνserpentine monster from Greek mythology
4Ancient Greek-ώνforms words for places
5Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
6Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
7Hungarianönyou
8Hungarianön-self-
9Turkishönfront
10Ottoman Turkishاوك—
11Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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