Etymograph

English

pythonism

Pythonism comes from Latin Pytho, and goes back to Ancient Greek Πῡθώ ‘(the city of) Pytho’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠῡθώ1‘(the city of) Pytho’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPytho2
  3. Englishtodaypythonism2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin Pytho
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English pythonism

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠῡθώWiktionary, Latin Pytho‘(the city of) Pytho’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPythoWiktionary, English pythonism
  3. EnglishtodaypythonismWiktionary, English pythonism

Formed from Pytho + -n- + -ism

Every English word from Ancient Greek Πῡθώ

Today it means

noun The art of predicting events after the manner of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi; equivocal prophesying.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pythonism”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin Pytho. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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