English
python
Python comes from Latin pȳthon ‘soothsayer’, and goes back to Ancient Greek Πύθων.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠύθωνPúthōn
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpȳthon‘soothsayer’
- Englishtodaypython
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠύθωνPúthōn
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpȳthon‘soothsayer’
- Englishtodaypython
Every English word from Ancient Greek Πύθων
Today it means
noun Any of the family Pythonidae of nonvenomous constrictor snakes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Πύθων / python