Where does “census” come from?
census (Dutch) comes from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō, from Proto-Italic kensējō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
Ancestry of “census”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 2 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |