Etymology of the English word censure
the English word
censurederived from the Latin word
censura (blame, censure; ecclesiastical punishment; office, conduct, power of censor)
derived 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 censure in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
censurable,
censured,
censuringUsage
Word found in Modern English
