Blaise Pascal
/bleɪz pæˈskæl/noun
A French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and religious thinker.
Did you know?Pascal’s surname comes from Latin Pascha, meaning Easter, so one of history’s great minds carried a name tied to the Christian feast of resurrection.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Πάσχα (Páscha)
“Passover; later the Christian feast of Easter”
Late Latin
Latin
Pascha
“Passover; Easter”
Old French
Old French
Paschal / Pascal
“Of or relating to Easter”
Medieval French
French
Pascal
“A surname or given name associated with Easter”
Modern English
English
Pascal
“A French surname and given name, best known from Blaise Pascal”