Where does “pythiad” come from?

pythiad (English) comes from Ancient Greek Πυθίας, from Ancient Greek Πυθία, from Ancient Greek Πῡθώ, from Ancient Greek πύθω — to rot, to decay.

pythiad (English): The interval of time between Pythian games

Definitions

  1. The interval of time between Pythian games

Ancestry of “pythiad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠυθίας—
2Ancient GreekΠυθίαPythia: priestess of Apollo at Delphi, who...
3Ancient GreekΠῡθώPytho; Python; Pytho, Delphi; Pytho
4Ancient Greekπύθωto rot, to decay
Every word from Ancient Greek πύθω →Every word from Ancient Greek Πῡθώ →Every word from Ancient Greek Πυθία →