'uncensor' originates from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the word 'censor', which comes from Latin 'censere', meaning 'to assess'.

'censere' transformed into the English word 'censor', and with the addition of the prefix 'un-', it became 'uncensor'.

Initially, 'censor' meant 'to assess', but over time it evolved to mean 'to suppress or delete'. 'Uncensor' thus means to reverse this action.