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Another origin of pythonic

1. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEπύθωνpúthōn‘spirit possessing a person, especially one with the power of prophecy’
2. Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453πυθωνικόςputhōnikós
3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpȳthōnicus‘of or pertaining to divination, prophetic’
4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500phitōnicusvariant of pȳthōnicus
5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500phitonic
6. Englishtodaypythonic

From Late Middle English phitonic, phithonice (‘of a possessing spirit: oracular, prophetic’), from Medieval Latin phitōnicus, a variant of Late Latin pȳthōnicus (‘of or pertaining to divination, prophetic; magical’), from Byzantine Greek πυθωνικός (puthōnikós), from Koine Greek πύθων (púthōn, “spirit possessing a person, especially one with the power of prophecy”) + Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Πύθων (Púthōn) is derived from Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ, “Pytho, ancient name of Delphi; Python, the monstrous snake said to have been slain by Apollo at Delphi”) (see further at etymology 1) + -ων (-ōn, suffix forming possessives). In ancient times, Pytho, later Delphi, was the location of a Temple of Apollo where the high priestess, or Pythia, was a well-known oracle or prophetess.