Where does “Senate” come from?
Senate (German) comes from German Senat, from Latin senatus, from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
Senate (German): plural of Senat
Ancestry of “Senate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Senat | senate |
| 2 | Latin | senatus | the senate or parliament; the Roman Senate |
| 3 | Latin | -atus | -ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |