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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

  1. A female carpenter

Ancestry of “carpentress”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarpenterA person skilled at carpentry, the trade of...
2Middle Englishcarpentercarpenter
3Anglo-NormancarpenterAlternative form of charpantier
4Late Latincarpentariuscarpenter; a carpenter; wagon, carriage
5Latincarpentārius—
6Latincarpentumcarriage ; chariot; wagon, cart; barouche
7Gaulishcarbantos—
8Proto-Celtickarbantoschariot; wagon
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