Etymology

senatus

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Today it means: A governing body in certain universities. Full definition →

Latin senatus ← Proto-Italic *seneks ← Proto-Indo-European *sénos
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senatus · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sénos
  2. Proto-Italic*senos
  3. Proto-Italic*seneks
  4. Latinsenex
  5. Latinsenatus
  6. English todaysenatus

Borrowed from Latin senatus.

Senatus · proper noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromSenatus
  2. English todaySenatus

Borrowed from French Senatus. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.

Words from the same roots

Latinsenatus all →

senateSinatra

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