Packet
/ˈpækɪt/noun
A small wrapped or bundled package; a small group or collection of items.
Did you know?Packet comes through French from a Germanic root behind “pack,” and its history reflects the old physical act of tying things up into a compact load before it became a modern container word.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*pakkō
“bundle, pack”
Old French
OF
pacquet
“small package or bundle”
Middle English
ME
paket
“small bundle or parcel”
16th Century
English
packet
“small bundle or parcel”
Modern English
English
packet
“a small wrapped package; a small quantity of something”