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Where does “packer” come from?

Packer is derived from Middle English pakker, formed from Middle English -er suffix added to a verb root, tracing back through Old French -er and Latin -āre verbal endings to the Latin agentive suffix -ārius.

packer (English): A person whose business is to pack things;...

Definitions

  1. A person whose business is to pack things;...

Ancestry of “packer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpakkerA packer; one who supervises packing
2Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
3Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
4Latin-āre—
5Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “packer”

  • meatpacker
  • copacker
  • woolpacker
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