Where does “Pâques” come from?

Pâques (Bourguignon) comes from Old French pasques, from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin Pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

Pâques (Bourguignon): Easter

Definitions

  1. Easter

Ancestry of “Pâques”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchpasquesEaster
2Vulgar Latinpascuanominative feminine singular of pāscuus;...
3LatinPaschaPascha / Passover or Easter
4Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
5Aramaicפסחא
6HebrewפֶּסַחPassover
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַחEvery word from Aramaic פסחאEvery word from Ancient Greek Πάσχα