Etymology of the English word manciple
the English word
manciplederived from the Old French word
manciplederived from the Latin word
mancipium (possession; formal purchase; slaves)
derived from the Latin word
manus (hand; hand, fist; team)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*man-derived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-Date
The earliest known usage of manciple in English dates from the 13th century.
