Where does “packetful” come from?

packetful (English) comes from English packet, from Middle English pacquet, from Middle French pacquet.

packetful (English): Enough to fill a packet

Definitions

  1. Enough to fill a packet

Ancestry of “packetful”, step by step

packetful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English packet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpacketA small pack or package; a little bundle or...
2Middle Englishpacquetpacket
3Middle Frenchpacquet—

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Middle French pacquet →Every word from Middle English pacquet →Every word from English packet →