Where does “senator” come from?

senator (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sènāt, 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 (Serbo-Croatian): senator

Definitions

senator

Ancestry of “senator”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Serbo-Croatian	sènāt	senate
2	French	sénat	senate
3	Indonesian	senat	senate
4	Dutch	senaat	senate
5	Old French	senat	—
6	Latin	senātus	—
7	Latin	-ātus	ed
8	Proto-Italic	-ātos	—
9	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂tos	Forms 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 →