Etymology of the English word python
the English word
pythonderived from the French word
pythonderived from the Latin word
Puthonderived from the Greek word
Puthon, Πύθων (a Python; (by analogy, with the supposed diviner there) inspiration (soothsaying))
Date
The earliest known usage of python in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
pythonicCognates
Dutch
python, French
python, German
Python, Norwegian
pyton, Swedish
pytonUsage
Word found in Modern English
