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DictionaryRoot: -ensis
Latin

-ensis

belonging to

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A seated amanuensis listens attentively to a woman dictating and writes continuously on a sheet of paper.
noun

amanuensis

uh-man-yoo-EN-sis/əˌmænjuˈensɪs/

A person who writes down dictated words or copies manuscripts.

Etymology
aLatinfrom; of
+manuLatinhand
+ensisLatinbelonging to

The pieces point to a servant 'of the hand,' a Latin designation for a secretary. The hand represents the writing work performed for someone else, whether copying a text or taking dictation.

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