myEtymology.com: French etymology of sénat

Etymology of the French word sénat

the French word sénat

derived 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-

Romanian senat

Danish senat, Dutch senaat, English senate, French sénata, German Senat, Italian senato, Latin senatus, Russian ceнaт