c.1325 (attested from 1121 as a surname), from O.N.Fr.
carpentier (O.Fr.
charpentier), from L.L.
(artifex) carpentarius "wagon maker," from L.
carpentum "two-wheeled carriage, cart," from Gaul., from O.Celt.
*carpentom (cf. O.Ir.
carpat, Gael.
carbad "carriage"), probably related to Gaul.
karros (see
car). Replaced O.E.
treowwyrhta. First record of
carpenter bee is from 1844.