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Where does “senat” come from?

senat (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French sénat, from Indonesian senat, from Dutch senaat, from Old French senat, from Latin senātus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

Ancestry of “senat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsénatsenate
2Indonesiansenat—
3Dutchsenaatsenate
4Old Frenchsenat—
5Latinsenātus—
6Latin-ātus—
7Proto-Italic-ātos—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “senat”

  • senator
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →