etiquette

Where does the word "etiquette" come from? It comes from Old French estiquette, and was adopted directly into English (1750s).

Etiquette’s story begins in Old French: estiquette meant “a small label or ticket.” Originally a small ticket or label, later the posted rules of court conduct. It reached English by 1750s as etiquette. Settled as the English word for the conventional rules of polite behavior. Today, etiquette means the conventional rules of polite and correct social behavior.

1. Stage 1 · Old French · medieval estiquette "a small label or ticket", originally a small ticket or label, later the posted rules of court conduct.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1750s etiquette "the conventional rules of polite social behavior", settled as the English word for the conventional rules of polite behavior.