Etymology

manual

man·u·al
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Today it means: Synonym of handbook. Full definition →

Middle English manuel ← Old French manuel ← Late Latin manuāle
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manual · noun1

  1. Late Latin · derived frommanuāle“handbook, manual”
  2. Old French · derived frommanuel
  3. Middle English · inherited frommanuel
  4. English todaymanual

From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”).

manual · adjective, noun2

  1. Latin · derived frommanuālis
  2. Old French · derived frommanual
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived frommanuel
  4. Middle English · inherited frommanuel
  5. English todaymanual

From Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”).

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