| 【pack】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Middle Dutch word(s) "pac," and "pack." It carries the basic meaning of "pack," "a bundle," and "package." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "pack"]
pack ****[1808] When you pack a bag, you put clothes and other things into it, because you are leaving a place or going on holiday.
package ****[1753] A package is a small parcel.
packaging **[4241] Packaging is the container or covering that something is sold in.
packet **[3528] A packet is a small container in which a quantity of something is sold. Packets are either small boxes made of thin cardboard, or bags or envelopes made of paper or plastic.
[WORD ROOT]root pack
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] pack
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Middle Dutch) pac, pack
[MEANING]root pack, a bundle, package
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Middle Dutch】 pac bundle
- 【Middle Dutch】 pack [=pac] bundle
- 【Old Norse】 pakki pack
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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pack ★★★★[1808] verb from pack
【DEFINITION】 When you pack a bag, you put clothes and other things into it, because you are leaving a place or going on holiday.
【Declension/Conjugation】 packed, packed, packing, packs
【ANTONYM】 unpack
【ROOTs】 pack; pack, a bundle, package
【Etymology】 《Middle Dutch pack》 [=pac] bundle
【First Known Meaning】 to put together in a pack
【DERIVATIVEs】 packable, pack
package ★★★★[1753] noun from package 〈 pack
【DEFINITION】 A package is a small parcel.
【pl.】 packages
【COMPOSITION】 pack + age
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pack; pack, a bundle ⑵ age; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin paccagium》
【First Known Meaning】 the act of packing
packaging ★★[4241] noun from package 〈 pack
【DEFINITION】 Packaging is the container or covering that something is sold in.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pack; pack, a bundle ⑵ ag(age); noun suffix ⑶ ing; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin paccagium》
packet ★★[3528] noun from packet 〈 pack
【DEFINITION】 A packet is a small container in which a quantity of something is sold. Packets are either small boxes made of thin cardboard, or bags or envelopes made of paper or plastic.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pack; pack, a bundle, package ⑵ et; diminutive suffix
【Etymology】 《Middle Dutch pack》 [=pac] bundle
【First Known Meaning】 a little package or parcel
Other words containing "pack"; multipack, packed
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
pac
over
out, ut
other
ori-, ort-
organ-
order
opt
oper-, opera-
open
