Pythogenic, in a plural context, is a sub-origin of traumagenic. It was coined by The Lunastus Collective, under the name Alnilam[1]. It is an origin for systems who were formed as a product of abuse, with the "pytho" root meaning filth, in order to insult the abuser. It is not a particularly common origin term, perhaps due to also being used in the medical community to refer to physical illnesses[2]. Pythogenic systems may have dissociative identity disorder or another dissociative disorder, but also may not necessarily have a disorder.
- ↑ Long ramble on terminology creation by not-your-fucking-pet on Tumblr
- ↑ Pythogenic definition on Merriam-Webster dictionary