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
Latin manus (hand) → manualis (of the hand) → manual
manage — to direct, handle, or keep something under control
Latin manus (hand) → Italian mano (hand) → maneggiare (handle, especially horses) → manage
manuscript — a handwritten document or an author's text before publication
Latin manu (by hand, from manus) + scriptus (written) → manuscript
manufacture — to make goods, usually in quantity using machinery
Latin manu (by hand) + factura (making) → Medieval Latin manufactura → French manufacture → manufacture
manacle — a metal restraint fastened around a wrist
Latin manus (hand) → manicula (little hand) → Old French manicle (handcuff) → manacle
manumit — to free an enslaved person
Latin manus (hand) + mittere (release) → manumittere (release from one's power) → manumit
emancipate — to release someone from slavery or another person's legal control
Latin ex- (out) + mancipare (transfer ownership, from manus 'hand' + capere 'take') → emancipare → emancipate

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