The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπύθιος“belonging to Pytho, the older name of Delphi and its environs”
- Latin · derived fromPythius
- English todayPythian
From Latin Pythius, from Ancient Greek πύθιος (púthios, “belonging to Pytho, the older name of Delphi and its environs”): compare French pythien.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.