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census.

census/registration/roll (5 yr.); wealth/property; estate valuation/appraisal;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkẽː.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃɛn.sus]

  1. census, a registering of the populace and their property

    declension-4

  2. a register resulting from a census

    declension-4

  3. rich gifts, presents, wealth

    declension-4 · poetic
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from earlier Proto-Italic *kenssos, which was itself possibly remade from earlier *kenstos on the model of terms such as *penssos. This form *kenstos may derive from earlier Proto-Indo-European *ḱn̥s-tós, from *ḱens-.

adj[ˈkẽː.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃɛn.sus]

  1. registered

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. assessed

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. reckoned

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from earlier Proto-Italic *kenssos, which was itself possibly remade from earlier *kenstos on the model of terms such as *penssos. This form *kenstos may derive from earlier Proto-Indo-European *ḱn̥s-tós, from *ḱens-.

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