tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post1086969573160757371..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Old Old SenateJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-20593579797151276422011-03-08T12:13:37.245-06:002011-03-08T12:13:37.245-06:00Senate: from O.Fr. senat or L. senatus ...lit. &qu...Senate: from O.Fr. senat or L. senatus ...lit. "council of elders," from senex (gen. senis) "old man, old" (see senile). <br /><br />http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=senateAndrew Sprunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601269968798865106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-24956241962199382272011-03-08T11:39:16.366-06:002011-03-08T11:39:16.366-06:00For some odd reason, this is the kind of argument ...For some odd reason, this is the kind of argument that I find I have less sympathy for with each passing year.Jeffnoreply@blogger.com