Where does “självcensur” come from?

självcensur (Swedish) comes from Swedish censur, from Italian censore, from Latin cēnsor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

självcensur (Swedish): self-censorship

Definitions

  1. self-censorship

Ancestry of “självcensur”, step by step

självcensur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish censur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcensurcensorship
2Italiancensorecensor; critic
3Latincēnsorcensor
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

via Swedish själv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjälvoneself, myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
2Old Norsesjálfrself
3Proto-Germanicselbazself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
5Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →