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pythiad
Pythiad comes from Ancient Greek Πυθία ‘Pythia’, and goes back to Πῡθώ ‘Pytho, Delphi’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠῡθώ‘Pytho, Delphi’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠυθίαPuthía‘Pythia’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠυθίαςPuthías
- Englishtodaypythiad
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠῡθώ‘Pytho, Delphi’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠυθίαPuthía‘Pythia’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠυθίαςPuthías
- Englishtodaypythiad
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-ṓ
Today it means
noun The interval of time between the Pythian Games of Ancient Greece: either four or eight years, depending on the historical period.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Πῡθώ / pythiad