Etymology of the English word censor
the English word
censorderived from the Latin word
censor (censor, magistrate for registration, census)
derived from the Latin word
censere (think, suppose, judge)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kens-Date
The earliest known usage of censor in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
censorshipCognates
Dutch
censeren, French
censur, German
zensieren, Norwegian
sensurere, Swedish
censureraUsage
Word found in Modern English
