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What words come from a Latin root meaning by hand?

You're looking for words derived from the Latin root "manus", which means "hand". Here are some examples:

Directly from "manus":

* Manual: A book of instructions, something done by hand.

* Manicure: Care for the hands and fingernails.

* Manuscript: A handwritten document.

* Emancipate: To set free, literally "to take out of the hand".

From "manus" combined with other Latin words:

* Manipulate: To handle or control skillfully, often in a devious way.

* Manufacture: To make something by hand, now used for industrial production.

* Manumission: The act of freeing a slave, literally "release from the hand".

* Manifest: To make clear or obvious, literally "to make evident by the hand".

* Manual dexterity: Skillful use of the hands.

Related to "manus" but not directly from it:

* Dexterous: Skillful with the hands.

* Ambidextrous: Able to use both hands equally well.

This is not an exhaustive list, but it gives you a good starting point for words that are related to the concept of "by hand".

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