Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

packetize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pack-e-tize
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To form data into packets, or bundled units, according to a specific protocol

Etymology

Etymology tree English packet Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English packetize From packet + -ize.

Inflected Forms

packetizes (present, singular) packetizing (participle, present) packetized (participle, past) packetized (past) packetise (alternative)

Derived Forms

depacketize packetization packetizer repacketize

Questions

What does packetize mean?: To form data into packets, or bundled units, according to a specific protocol
Where does packetize come from?: Etymology tree English packet Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English packetize From packet + -ize.

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