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

Definitions

  1. witch; sorceress

Ancestry of “pythonissa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pythonissa”

Every word from Ancient Greek πύθω →Every word from Ancient Greek Πῡθώ →Every word from Ancient Greek Πυθία →