Etymology

Pythia

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Today it means: A priestess of Pythian Apollo, the Oracle of Delphi Full definition →

Ancient Greek Πυθία
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΠυθία
  2. English todayPythia

From Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthía), from Πυθώ (Puthṓ) + -ία (-ía).

Words from the same roots

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