Where does “pythonissa” come from?
pythonissa (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Πυθία, from Ancient Greek Πῡθώ, from Ancient Greek πύθω — to rot, to decay.
pythonissa (Late Latin): witch; sorceress
Ancestry of “pythonissa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | Πυθία | Pythia: priestess of Apollo at Delphi, who... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Πῡθώ | Pytho; Python; Pytho, Delphi; Pytho |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πύθω | to rot, to decay |
Words derived from “pythonissa”