Etymograph

English

manuable

Manuable comes from Latin manus ‘hand’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus1‘hand’
  2. Englishtodaymanuable1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English manuable

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanusWiktionary, English manuable‘hand’
  2. EnglishtodaymanuableWiktionary, English manuable

Equivalent to manus + -u- + -able

Latin manus ‘hand’

English manus

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- ‘to beckon’

amaze, mastiff, commandery, 27 more

through Proto-Italic *manus ‘hand’

commander, mandate, commodore, commendation, commando, commandant, commandment, mannered, commandeer, 26 more

through Latin manus ‘hand’

main, manner, manage, manipulation, manufacture, manga, manifest, mano, manus, manacles, 27 more

Today it means

adj Easily handled or carried.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “manuable”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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