Where does “senatus” come from?

senatus (English) comes 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.

senatus (English): A governing body in certain universities

Definitions

  1. A governing body in certain universities

Ancestry of “senatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsenātus—
2Latin-ātused
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin senātus →