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When we dig into picnic, we find the word pick.
Picnic comes from the French pique-nique, which probably came from piquer, meaning "to pick or peck."
The original picnic, in 18th-century England, was more like what we'd call a potluck: all the attendees would bring a dish.
And the big difference? That shared meal wasn't necessarily eaten outdoors.
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