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Summary: The Latin root word *man* means "hand." This root word is the word origin of a number of English vocabulary words, including [*manu*]script, [*manu*]facture, and [*mani*]cure. An easy way to remember that *man* means "hand" is through the word [*manu*]al, an adjective which describes a task done by "hand."