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amanuensis.

secretary, clerk

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[aː.ma.nuˈẽː.sɪs]Classical-Latin[a.ma.nuˈɛn.sis]

  1. secretary, clerk

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Latin -ēnsis Latin āmanuēnsis From ab- + manus (“hand”) + -ēnsis.

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