From Ancient Greek Πύθων ( Púthōn ) , from Πῡθώ ( Pūthṓ ) , the early name of Delphi, from πύθω ( púthō , “ to rot, to decay ” ) .
The programming language is named after Monty Python .
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From Ancient Greek Πύθων ( Púthōn ) , from Πῡθώ ( Pūthṓ ) , the early name of Delphi, from πύθω ( púthō , “ to rot, to decay ” ) .
Unadapted borrowing from English Python , from Ancient Greek Πύθων ( Púthōn ) .
17th century, learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πύθων ( Púthōn ) . In the biological sense since 19th century.
Borrowed from English Python , ultimately from the same source as etymology 1.
Unadapted borrowing from English Python , from Ancient Greek Πύθων ( Púthōn ) .
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Unadapted borrowing from English Python , from Ancient Greek Πύθων ( Púthōn ) .
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