English

antepaschal

From ante- + paschal.

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Proto-Italic *anti ‘before’

Latin ante ‘of space. in front, before, forwards’

English ante-

Latin paschālis

Today it means

adj Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / antepaschal