Etymology of the English word senate
the English word
senatederived from the Old French word
senatderived from the Latin word
senatus (Sienna-earth-colored; senate)
derived from the Late Latin word
senex (aged, old; old man)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sen-Date
The earliest known usage of senate in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Danish
senat, Dutch
senaat, French
sénat, French
sénata, German
Senat, Italian
senato, Latin
senatus, Russian
ceнaтUsage
Word found in Modern English
