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Where does “Senator” come from?

Senator (English) comes from Latin senātor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

Senator (English): The title for someone who is elected to be a...

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  1. The title for someone who is elected to be a...

Ancestry of “Senator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsenātor—
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōr—
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →