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Python comes from Ancient Greek Πύθων, and goes back to Πῡθώ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠῡθώ
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠύθωνPúthōn
- Englishearliest quotation 1983Python
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠῡθώ
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠύθωνPúthōn
- Englishearliest quotation 1983Python
Earliest quotation: 1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding: “Its cast included eventual co-Goodie Tim Brooke-Taylor and embryo…”
The story
The programming language is named after Monty Python.
Every English word from Ancient Greek Πῡθώ
Today it means
name The earth-dragon of Delphi, represented as a serpent, killed by Apollo.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Πῡθώ / Python