Where does “senatorial” come from?
Senatorial comes from French sénatorial, formed from Latin senātor (senator) with the Latin adjectival suffix -alis, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
senatorial (English): Relating to a senator; Relating to a senate;...
Definitions
- Relating to a senator; Relating to a senate;...
Ancestry of “senatorial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | senatorius | senatorial, of or pertaining to a member of the... |
| 2 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 3 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |