Hello, looking for the origin of the word itself, not when it is or what it is. Thanks modee420

Easter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter)

Remember that it is an English term - so does not go back to antiquity... but it's origin does. Here's a bit more on it's origin:
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Easter (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05224d.htm)