Where does “Delphi” come from?
Delphi (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Δελφοί, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.
Ancestry of “Delphi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Δελφοί | Delphi |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δελφύς | the womb |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelbʰ- | the womb |