man/manu

hand

Spelled man, manu · manus 'hand'

Latin manus meant hand: a manuscript was written by hand; to manufacture was to make by hand; manacles bound hands.

Words built from it

manual — done by hand; also, a book of instructions
manu (hand) + -al (relating to)
manage — to direct, handle, or keep something under control
man (hand) + -age (action)
manuscript — a handwritten document or an author's text before publication
manu (hand) + script (written)
manufacture — to make goods, usually in quantity using machinery
manu (hand) + fact (make) + -ure (action or result)
manacle — a metal restraint fastened around a wrist
man (hand) + -acle (small)
manumit — to free an enslaved person
manu (hand) + mit (release)
emancipate — to release someone from slavery or another person's legal control
e- (out; form of ex-) + man (hand) + cip (take) + -ate (make)

mansion — From Latin mansio, 'a staying or dwelling,' from manere, 'stay'; its man does not mean 'hand.'