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Pythia
Pythia comes from Ancient Greek Πυθία ‘Pythia: priestess of Apollo at Delphi, who…’, and goes back to Πυθώ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠυθώ
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠυθίαPuthía‘Pythia: priestess of Apollo at Delphi, who uttered prophetic oracles’
- EnglishtodayPythia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠυθώ
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠυθίαPuthía‘Pythia: priestess of Apollo at Delphi, who uttered prophetic oracles’
- EnglishtodayPythia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-ṓ
Today it means
noun A priestess of Pythian Apollo, the Oracle of Delphi
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Πυθώ / Pythia