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manus
Latin · ancient
"hand"
hand, combined with scriptus (written)
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manu scriptus
Latin · ancient
"written by hand"
written by hand, from manus (hand) and scriptus (written)
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manuscript
English · 1590s
"a document written by hand, or an author's unpublished work"
settled as the English word for a document written by hand or an author's unpublished work
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