Quoted from Wikipedia [1]:
Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday ... is the Christian holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter. It commemorates the Washing of the Feet (Maundy) and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, as described in the canonical gospels.
Quoted from another Wikipedia page [2]:
Maundy is the name of the Christian rite of footwashing, which traditionally occurs during Maundy Thursday church services. Most scholars agree that the English word maundy in that name for the day is derived through Middle English and Old French mandé, from the Latin mandatum (also the origin of the English word "mandate"), the first word of the phrase "Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos" ("A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another.") This statement by Jesus in the Gospel of John 13:34 by which Jesus explained to the Apostles the significance of [H]is action of washing their feet.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_Thursday, quoted without hyperlinks, bold emphasis and references.
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_Thursday#Derivation_of_the_name_%22Maundy%22, quoted without hyperlinks and references.
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