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What is the Latin root of word census?

The Latin root of the word "census" is "censere".

"Censere" means "to assess, to evaluate, to judge, to give an opinion". In ancient Rome, a census was used to assess the population and resources of the Roman Empire, hence the connection to "censere".

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