pythonic

Etymology

Formed from python ("snake of the family Pythonidae") and -ic (suffix meaning 'of or pertaining to' forming adjectives from nouns). Python itself derives from Latin Pȳthōn, from Ancient Greek Πῡ́θων (Pū́thōn, "Python, mythical serpent which lived at Delphi"), from Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ, "Pytho, ancient name of Delphi; Python, the mythical serpent") (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ("deep; dark (?); unclear (?)") or *puH- ("foul, rotten")) plus -ων (-ōn, suffix forming possessives).