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Where does “carpentum” come from?

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

carpentum (Latin): carriage ; chariot; wagon, cart; barouche

Definitions

  1. carriage ; chariot; wagon, cart; barouche

Ancestry of “carpentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishcarbantos—
2Proto-Celtickarbantoschariot; wagon

Words derived from “carpentum”

  • carpenter
  • carpentering
  • carpintero
  • carpentress
  • carpentarius
  • carpintería
  • carpintero
  • carpinteril
  • carpentiere
  • carpenteria
  • carpenterie
  • charpentier
  • carpenter
  • carpinteiro
  • carpentier
  • charpantier
  • karpintero
  • carpentarius
  • carpentier
  • carpenter
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