Etymology of the English word manuscript
the English word
manuscriptderived from the Medieval Latin word
manuscriptus (hand-written)
derived from the Latin word
manus (hand; hand, fist; team)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*man-derived from the Latin word
scribere (write; compose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skribh-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skrībh-Date
The earliest known usage of manuscript in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
typescriptCognates
Dutch
manuscipt, French
manuscrit, German
Manuskript, Latin
manuscriptum, Lithuanian
manuskriptas, Norwegian
manuskript, Russian
мaнycкрипт, Swedish
manuskriptUsage
Word found in Modern English
