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Originally Posted by Ohio

St. Bede did the first etymological study on the word.

I know he was about trying to nail down the date for the resurrection, so maybe it makes sense that he did a study of the word too. Most think the word came from the goddess Eostre who was worshiped and celebrated in spring. So as was typical for the Romish minded, it seemed like it (springtime) fit with the resurrection, and they took that pagan practice and incorporated it right into the Christian faith.

I would prefer calling it Resurrection Day, however, to me it's really just another man-made day (like Christmas & Halloween).