Ticket
/ˈtɪkɪt/noun
A small piece of paper, card, or digital record that grants entry, passage, or a right to something.
Did you know?English ticket comes through French from a Germanic word for a small label or note, and its modern life as a pass, receipt, or claim tag grew out of bureaucratic control rather than any mystical origin.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*tekjō / *tikjō
“a tag, label, or small written token”
Old French
OF
etiquette
“a label or note attached to something”
Middle French
MF
estiquette
“a small note, label, or memorandum”
16th Century
English
ticket
“a small written note or label”
18th–19th Century
English
ticket
“a pass, receipt, or admission slip”
Modern English
English
ticket
“a document or digital record granting entry, travel, or entitlement”