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Where does “carpintero” come from?

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

carpintero (Spanish): carpenter; woodpecker

Definitions

  1. carpenter; woodpecker

Ancestry of “carpintero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincarpentariuscarpenter; a carpenter; wagon, carriage
2Latincarpentārius—
3Latincarpentumcarriage ; chariot; wagon, cart; barouche
4Gaulishcarbantos—
5Proto-Celtickarbantoschariot; wagon

Words derived from “carpintero”

  • carpintero
  • carpinteril
  • carpintería
  • karpintero
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