Etymology of the English word censorship
the English word
censorshipderived from 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-using the English suffix
-shipderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-skapazUsage
Word found in Modern English