Where does “chapantyé” come from?
chapantyé (Antillean Creole) comes from French charpentier, from Old French charpantier, from Late Latin carpentarius, from Latin carpentārius, from Latin carpentum, from Gaulish carbantos, from Proto-Celtic karbantos — chariot; wagon.
chapantyé (Antillean Creole): carpenter
Definitions
- carpenter
Ancestry of “chapantyé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | charpentier | carpenter; carpentry |
| 2 | Old French | charpantier | carpenter |
| 3 | Late Latin | carpentarius | carpenter; a carpenter; wagon, carriage |
| 4 | Latin | carpentārius | wagon(s), carriage(s) |
| 5 | Latin | carpentum | carriage (two-wheeled); chariot |
| 6 | Gaulish | carbantos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karbantos | chariot; wagon |