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Where does “carpentier” come from?

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

carpentier (Old French): Alternative form of charpantier

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of charpantier

Ancestry of “carpentier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarpentariuswagon, carriage; coachman; cartwright
2Latincarpentumcarriage ; chariot; wagon, cart; barouche
3Gaulishcarbantos—
4Proto-Celtickarbantoschariot; wagon

Words derived from “carpentier”

  • charpentier
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