man- root words — words with the man- root

The root man- comes from Latin manus, meaning hand. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including maintain, maintained, maintaining, maintains, manage, managed, manager, manages, managing, manipulation, manner, manual. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the man- root

Explore words with man- — words containing the man- root and sharing its sense of "hand". Examples include maintain, maintained, maintaining, maintains, manage, managed, manager, manages, managing, manipulation, manner, manual. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The man- root means hand, from Latin manus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.