English word carpenter comes from Gaulish carbantos, Gaulish carbanton, and later Latin carpentum (Barouche. Carriage (two-wheeled); chariot. Wagon, cart.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| carbantos | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| carbanton | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| carpentum | Latin (lat) | Barouche. Carriage (two-wheeled); chariot. Wagon, cart. |
| carpentarius | Latin (lat) | Wagon(s), carriage(s) (attributive) Cartwright. Coachman. |
| carpentarius | Late Latin (LL) | |
| carpentier | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| carpenter | English (en) | To work as a carpenter (nautical) A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water.. A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or [...] |