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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word CARPENTER. Etymology of the word
CARPENTER.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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CARPENTER,
a maker of wooden articles. (F.,—C.)
In early use. M.E. carpenter, Chaucer, C. T.
3189; Rob. of Glouc. p. 537; Legends of the Holy Rood, ed. Morris,
p. 30, l. 155.—O.F.
carpentier (mod. F. charpentier), a worker in timber.—Low
Lat. carpentarius, a carpenter.—Low
Lat. carpentare, to work in timber; with especial reference
to the making of carriages.—Lat.
carpentum, a carriage, chariot, used by Livy; a word (like car)
of Celtic origin. Cf. Gael. and Irish carbad, a
carriage, chariot, litter, bier. A shorter form
appears in Irish carb, a basket, litter, bier, carriage,
plank, ship; O. Gael. carbh, a ship, chariot, plank; O. Gael.
carb, a basket, chariot; Irish cairbh, Gael. cairb,
a chariot, ship, plank. β. In these words the orig.
sense seems to be 'basket;' hence, anything in which things are
conveyed, a car. Probably allied to Lat. corbis, a
basket. Der. carpentr-y.
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Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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