carpenter

carpenter · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*karbantos“chariot, war chariot”
2. Gaulish · derived fromcarbantos
3. Latin · derived fromcarpentum“a two-wheeled carriage, coach, or chariot, a cart”
4. Latin · derived fromcarpentārius“a wagon-maker, carriage-maker”
5. Late Latin · derived fromcarpentārius“a carpenter”
6. Anglo-Norman · derived fromcarpenter
7. Middle English · inherited fromcarpenter
8. English todaycarpenter

From Middle English carpenter, from Anglo-Norman carpenter (compare Old French charpentier), from Late Latin carpentārius (“a carpenter”), from Latin carpentārius (“a wagon-maker, carriage-maker”), from Latin carpentum (“a two-wheeled carriage, coach, or chariot, a cart”), from Gaulish carbantos, from Proto-Celtic *karbantos (“chariot, war chariot”), probably related to Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”). Doublet of carpintero. More at car. Displaced native Old English trēowwyrhta (literally “tree worker”).

Carpenter · proper noun²

1. Latin · derived fromcarpentarius
2. English todayCarpenter

From carpenter, from Latin carpentarius.

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