Pannier
/ˈpæniər/noun
A large basket or a pair of side baskets used for carrying goods, or a wide framework supporting a skirt.
Did you know?Pannier comes through Old French from Latin *panarium*, meaning a bread basket, from *panis* (“bread”)—so this elegant word began as a humble container for food, not luxury.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
LA
panis
“bread”
Late Latin
LL
panarium
“a bread basket or bread container”
Old French
OF
panier
“basket”
Middle English
EN
panier
“basket, hamper”
Modern English
EN
pannier
“a basket or side basket; later, a supporting frame for a woman's skirt”