English → Latin
“manual” in Latin
chīrographumone's handwriting; autograph; manuscriptmanuālishand; suitable to be hand-heldmanuāriusof or pertaining to the handopuswork, labor, accomplishment; workmanship, artwork, work (of art, literature, etc.); need, necessityoperawork, pains, exertion, effort, labour; service, rendering of a service; one's fault, agency, doingfabrīlisartificial; workman, artificer, carpenterenchīridiona manualepitomēepitome; abridgement; synopsis
The English word manual itself goes back to Latin manus, through manuālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
manual adj.
By manus (manualis, manuarius, late): sign-manual, chirographum, chirographus: manual labor, opera (opposed to ars; Vid: Cic., Off., 1, 42, 150; Liv., 1, 56): I live by manual labor, opera mihi vita est (Terentianus, Phorm., 2, 3, 16): to support one’s self by manual labor, operas (fabriles, etc.) praebendo vitam tenere.
manual s.
enchiridion (ἐγχειρίδιον, Pompon., Dig., 1, 2, 2, title. ☞ But manuale, Mart., 14, 84, title, a note-book): epitome, summariurn, liber in angustum coactus (a compendium).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for manual?
- The usual Latin words for “manual” are chīrographum, manuālis, manuārius; also opus, opera, fabrīlis. 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.