Where does “universal packager” come from?
universal packager (English) comes from English packager, from English package, from English pack, from Middle English pakken, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna- — adjectival suffix.
universal packager (English): A mechanism whereby uncountable nouns are made...
Definitions
- A mechanism whereby uncountable nouns are made...
Ancestry of “universal packager”, step by step
universal packager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English packager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | packager | A person who packages; A tool or machine used to... |
| 2 | English | package | Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an... |
| 3 | English | pack | A bundle made up and prepared to be carried;... |
| 4 | Middle English | pakken | To pack; to put into a pack or container; To... |
| 5 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 6 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 7 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English universal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | universal | Of or pertaining to the universe; Common to all... |
| 2 | Middle English | universal | all-encompassing, subject to everything and... |
| 3 | Old French | universal | universal |
| 4 | Latin | universalis | universal; general |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 6 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 7 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |