Where does “Senate” come from?

Senate (English) comes from Middle English senat, from Old French senat, from Latin senātus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

Senate (English): Any of several legislative bodies. In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior

Definitions

  1. Any of several legislative bodies. In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior

Ancestry of “Senate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsenat—
2Old Frenchsenat—
3Latinsenātus—
4Latin-ātused
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “Senate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin senātus →