Etymology

package

pack·age
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Today it means: Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope. Full definition →

Latin paccagium ← Old French pacquage
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  1. Old French · derived frompacquage
  2. Latin · derived frompaccagium
  3. English todaypackage

Equivalent to pack + -age. Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage.

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