English → Latin
“amanuensis” in Latin
āmanuēnsissecretary, clerklibrāriusof or pertaining to booksscrībawriter, scribe, secretary, clerkscīlicetof course, naturally, namely, to wit, evidently, certainly, undoubtedly, no doubt, doubtless, truly; that is to sayservusa slave; a serf; a servant
The English word amanuensis itself goes back to Latin manus, through āmanuēnsis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
amanuensis
amanuensis (Silver Age): a manu (scilicet, servus): librarius (a copier of books: bat also one employed in other kinds of writing: a secretary, etc.): scriba (one who hold the office of scribe, whether as a public officer, or in the service of a prince): ab epistolis (scilicet, servus: the slave to whom the master dictated his letters). To be anybody’s amanuensis, alicui a manu esse: alicui ab epistolis esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for amanuensis?
- The usual Latin words for “amanuensis” are āmanuēnsis, librārius, scrība; also scīlicet, servus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.