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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.

Ancestry of “Senate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsenat—
2Old Frenchsenat—
3Latinsenātus—
4Latin-ātus—
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “Senate”

  • Senatical
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →