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Where does “carpentarius” come from?

carpentarius (Latin) comes from Latin carpentum, from Gaulish carbantos, from Proto-Celtic karbantos — chariot; wagon.

Ancestry of “carpentarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarpentumcarriage ; chariot; wagon, cart; barouche
2Gaulishcarbantos—
3Proto-Celtickarbantoschariot; wagon
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