Proto-Indo-European

*ḱens-

‘to announce, to proclaim’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-.

20 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-, most familiar first.

• census ← cēnseō ← *knsēō ← *ḱn̥s-éh₁-ye-ti
• charm ← charme ← charme ← carmen
• cosmic ← κοσμικός ← κόσμ(ος) ← *kónsmos
• cosmetic ← cosmétique ← κοσμητική ← κοσμητής ← κοσμέω
• cosmetics ← cosmétique ← κοσμητική ← κοσμητικός ← κόσμησις
• cosmos ← cossmos ← κόσμος ← *kónsmos ← *ḱónsmos
• censor ← cēnseō ← *knsēō ← *ḱn̥s-éh₁-ye-ti
• censure ← censūra ← censeō ← *knsēō ← *ḱn̥s-éh₁-ye-ti
• cosmetology ← cosmétologie ← cosmétique ← κοσμητικός ← κόσμησις
• censorious ← cēnsōrius ← cēnseō ← *knsēō ← *ḱn̥s-éh₁-ye-ti
• herry ← heryen ← herian ← *haʀjan ← *hazjaną
• censorial ← cēnsōrius ← cēnseō ← *knsēō ← *ḱn̥s-éh₁-ye-ti

More words from *ḱens-

• acosmism
• censitary
• chiliocosm
• cosmoi
• cosmesis
• herye
• kosmotropic
• recense

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-