Where does “censor” come from?

censor (Old Latin) comes 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.

censor (Old Latin): censor; provincial magistrate with similar...

Definitions

  1. censor; provincial magistrate with similar...

Ancestry of “censor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
2Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
3Proto-Italickensējō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti →