Where does “carpentress” come from?
carpentress (English) comes from English carpenter, from Middle English carpenter, from Anglo-Norman carpenter, from Late Latin carpentarius, from Latin carpentārius, from Latin carpentum, from Gaulish carbantos, from Proto-Celtic karbantos — chariot; wagon.
carpentress (English): A female carpenter
Definitions
- A female carpenter
Ancestry of “carpentress”, step by step
carpentress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carpenter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carpenter | A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of... |
| 2 | Middle English | carpenter | carpenter |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | carpenter | Alternative form of charpantier |
| 4 | Late Latin | carpentarius | carpenter; a carpenter; wagon, carriage |
| 5 | Latin | carpentārius | wagon(s), carriage(s) |
| 6 | Latin | carpentum | carriage (two-wheeled); chariot |
| 7 | Gaulish | carbantos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | karbantos | chariot; wagon |