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Where does “paquebot” come from?

paquebot (English) comes from French paquebot, from English packet-boat — Alternative form of packet boat.

paquebot (English): a mailboat; a postal marking or cancellation...

Definitions

  1. a mailboat; a postal marking or cancellation...

Ancestry of “paquebot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpaquebotship, liner
2Englishpacket-boatAlternative form of packet boat
Every word from English packet-boat →