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Re: Carpenito (Italian)

by thegriffon

8/8/2024, 11:02 PM

in reply to a message by Bartolomeo Colleoni

Carpenter is from Latin via French and in Latin meant a coach builder or wainwright. Nothing to do with hornbeam. Latin carpentum (chariot, cart, cab) is ultimately Gallic, used alongside a n umber of synonyms.

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