myEtymology.com: French etymology of parcel

Etymology of the French word parcel

the Old French word parcel

derived from the Vulgar Latin root *particella

derived from the Latin word particula (small part, little bit, particle)

derived from the Latin word pars (part; part, region; share; role; office, function)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *perə-

English parcel

Word found in Old French