Etymology

pythoness

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Today it means: A female soothsayer Full definition →

Late Latin pythonissa ← Ancient Greek Πυθία
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pythoness · noun1

See Pythoness.

pythoness · noun2

From python + -ess.

Pythoness · noun3

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠυθία
  2. Late Latin · derived frompythonissa
  3. English todayPythoness

From Late Latin pythonissa, from Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthía). Compare Pythia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΠυθία all →

Pythia

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