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Where does “carpenter” come from?

Carpenter comes from Middle English carpenter, from Anglo-Norman carpenter, from Late Latin carpentarius, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root h₂er- meaning to fit or join together.

carpenter (English): A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of...

Definitions

  1. A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of...

Ancestry of “carpenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcarpentercarpenter
2Anglo-NormancarpenterAlternative form of charpantier
3Late Latincarpentariuscarpenter; a carpenter; wagon, carriage
4Latincarpentārius—
5Latincarpentumcarriage ; chariot; wagon, cart; barouche
6Gaulishcarbantos—
7Proto-Celtickarbantoschariot; wagon

Words derived from “carpenter”

  • carpentering
  • carpentress
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