Pascal
/ˈpæskəl/noun
A surname and given name, and the SI unit of pressure.
Did you know?Pascal comes from Latin Paschalis, meaning “of Easter,” ultimately tied to the Jewish Passover, so this modern physics term began as a sacred calendar word.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
Latin
paschalis
“of Easter; belonging to Passover/Easter”
Ancient Greek
Greek
paskha
“Passover”
Aramaic/Hebrew
Semitic
pasha / pesach
“Passover”
Middle French
French
Pascal
“a personal name meaning “of Easter””
Modern English
English
Pascal
“a surname, given name, and the SI unit of pressure”