English
Passiontide
From Passion + -tide.
A compound of Passion + -tide
Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- ‘to hurt’
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Latin passus ‘suffered’
Latin passiō ‘suffering’
Old French passion
Middle English passioun ‘suffering; passion’
English Passion
Today it means
name The period in the Christian calendar from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Passiontide