Etymograph

English

self-censor

From self- + censor.

Formed from self- + censor

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-

Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‘self’

Proto-Germanic *selba-

English self-

Latin cēnseō ‘to give an opinion, judge’

Latin cēnsor ‘magistrate’

English censor

Today it means

verb To censor one's own words or works; to engage in self-censorship.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “self-censor”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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