Where does “packet” come from?

Packet comes from Middle French pacquet, meaning a small bundle or package, from Middle English pacquet.

packet (English): A small pack or package; a little bundle or...

Definitions

  1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or...

Ancestry of “packet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpacquetpacket
2Middle Frenchpacquet—

Words derived from “packet”

Every word from Middle French pacquet →Every word from Middle English pacquet →