Packaging
/ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ/noun
The act or process of wrapping, enclosing, or preparing goods for storage, transport, or sale.
Did you know?Packaging is built on the same ancient root as “pack,” a word tied to binding and bundling, which is why so many English words for “making something fit together” descend from the idea of fastening things into a compact whole.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
pakken
“to pack, bundle, or stuff together”
Late Middle English
English
package
“a bundle or packet of goods”
16th Century
English
packaging
“the action or process of packing”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pag-
“to fasten, fix, or bind”
Latin
Latin
pangere
“to fasten, drive in, or fix firmly”
Old French
Old French
pacage
“pasturage; grazing land (a separate development, not the source of English packaging)”