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Where does “Pizia” come from?

Pizia (Italian) comes from Latin Pȳthia, from Ancient Greek Πυθία, from Ancient Greek Πῡθώ, from Ancient Greek πύθω — to rot, to decay.

Ancestry of “Pizia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPȳthia—
2Ancient GreekΠυθίαPythia: priestess of Apollo at Delphi, who...
3Ancient GreekΠῡθώPytho; Python; Pytho, Delphi; Pytho
4Ancient Greekπύθωto rot, to decay
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