'packaging' originates from the word 'package', which comes from the Middle English 'pakage', derived from 'pack', meaning 'to bundle'.

'pakage' transformed into the modern English word 'package', and eventually 'packaging' was formed to describe the materials or process of packing.

Initially, it meant 'to bundle or wrap', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'materials used to wrap or protect goods'.