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Where does “senator” come from?

Senator derives from Latin senātor, an agent noun formed from senātus (the Roman senate, literally "assembly of elders") and the agentive suffix -tor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sénos meaning "old."

senator (English): A member, normally elected, in the house or...

Definitions

  1. A member, normally elected, in the house or...

Ancestry of “senator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsenatorsenator, member of the Roman Senate
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōr—
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “senator”

  • senatorship
  • senatress
  • nonsenator
  • senatoress
  • सीनेटर
  • kenekoa
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