Etymology

packet

pack·et
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Today it means: A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel Full definition →

Middle English pacquet ← Middle French pacquet
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  1. Middle French · derived frompacquet
  2. Middle English · inherited frompacquet
  3. English todaypacket

From Middle English pacquet; either from Middle French pacquet, or formed independently from pak and -et.

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