Most people like having a picnic.But what does the word mean?where does it come from?what is a picnic?The word picnic comes form the French words piquer which means "to pick"or"to take"and nique which means "a small coin".Everyone who came to a picnic biought something to eat.They biought it plates form which everyone took some food.They had a pique-nique.This kind of meal was popular in britain.The british uesd the French words for it but changed the letters to make"picnic".This id the way we write it today.In some countries there are big picnics on special days.Lots of people go to parks on these picnics.For most people,however, a picnic is a family party.Tt is a meal they eat outside the home.The family puts some food and drink in a basket,gets in the car and goes off to a nice in the country or by the sea,or even sitting in a car if the weather is cold and wet.