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Where does “Pythonista” come from?

Pythonista (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.

Pythonista (English): Someone who uses the Python programming language

Definitions

  1. Someone who uses the Python programming language

Ancestry of “Pythonista”, 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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