Etymology

pascal

pas·cal
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Today it means: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa. Full definition →

French pascal
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pascal · noun1

  1. French · borrowed frompascal
  2. English todaypascal

Borrowed from French pascal, named after French scientist and philosopher Blaise Pascal. Doublet of Paschal.

Pascal · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromPaschālis
  2. English todayPascal

From Latin Paschālis, from paschālis (“Paschal; of or pertaining to Easter”), from pascha (“Easter”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives), for birth on Easter, or in honor of the 9th-century pope Paschal I (died 824). Doublet of Paschal. The programming language was named after French mathematician, philosopher and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662).

Words from the same roots

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