Where does “amanuensis” come from?

Amanuensis comes from Latin amanuensis, literally "one not in hand," from Latin ab, in, and manus meaning "hand," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én.

amanuensis (English): One employed to take dictation, or copy...

Definitions

  1. One employed to take dictation, or copy...

Ancestry of “amanuensis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināmanuēnsissecretary, clerk
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “amanuensis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →