Etymology of the English word census
the English word
censusderived from the Latin word
census (census, registration, roll; registered; assessed. rated, estimated)
derived from the Latin word
censere (think, suppose, judge)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kens-Date
The earliest known usage of census in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Catalan
cens, Dutch
cijns, French
cens, German
Zins, Provençal
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Word found in Modern English
