Where does “senator” come from?

senator (Romanian) comes from French sénateur, from French sénat, from Indonesian senat, from Dutch senaat, from Old French senat, from Latin senātus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

senator (Romanian): senator

Definitions

  1. senator

Ancestry of “senator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsénateursenator
2Frenchsénatsenate
3Indonesiansenatsenate
4Dutchsenaatsenate
5Old Frenchsenat—
6Latinsenātus—
7Latin-ātused
8Proto-Italic-ātos—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “senator”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin senātus →