Etymology of the English word recension
the English word
recensionderived from the Latin word
recensioderived from the Latin word
recensere (review, examine, survey)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
censere (think, suppose, judge)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kens-Date
The earliest known usage of recension in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
