Where does “charpenter” come from?

charpenter (French) comes from Old French charpent, from Latin carpentum, from Gaulish carbantos, from Proto-Celtic karbantos — chariot; wagon.

charpenter (French): to tailor, to tailor make

Definitions

  1. to tailor, to tailor make

Ancestry of “charpenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcharpent—
2Latincarpentumcarriage (two-wheeled); chariot
3Gaulishcarbantos—
4Proto-Celtickarbantoschariot; wagon
Every word from Proto-Celtic karbantos →Every word from Gaulish carbantos →Every word from Latin carpentum →