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Etymology Dictionary

Origin of the word AMANUENSIS. Etymology of the word AMANUENSIS.

From An Etymology Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893

 

AMANUENSIS,  one who writes to dictation.  (Lat.)   In Burton's Anat. of Melancholy; Dem. to the Reader; ed. 1827, i. 17.   Borrowed from Lat. amanuensis, a scribe who writes to dictation, used by Suetonius.—Lat. a manu, by hand; with suffix -ensis, signifying 'belonging to,' as in castrensis, belonging to the camp, from castra, a camp.   See Manual.

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Etymology Dictionary Index
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Key
Arab.=Arabic.
A.S.=Anglo Saxon.
Bavar.=Bavarian
Bohem.=Bohemian.
C.=Celtic, used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Cornish, &c.
Corn.=Cornish.
Dan.=Danish.
Du.=Dutch
E.=English.
E.E.=Early English.
Europ.=European.
F.=French.
G.=German.
Gk.=Greek.
Goth.=Gothic.
Icel.=Icelandic.
Ital.=Italian.
L. or Lat.=Latin.
Lith. & Lithuan.=Lithuanian.
M.E.=Middle English.
M.F.=Middle French
M.H.G.=Middle High German.
Norw.=Norwegian.
O.F.=Old French.
O.H.G.=Old High German.
Pers.=Persian.
Port.=Portuguese.
Scand.=Scandinavian, used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, &c.
Sc.=Scottish.
Skt.=Sanskrit.
Span.=Spanish.
Swed.=Sweish.
Teut.=Teutonic
Turk.=Turkish.
W.=Welsh.

  

 

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