manumitto

Latin

Etymology

Univerbation of the ablative manū (from the hand) and mittō (to send) used together.

Pronunciation

Verb

manūmittō (present infinitive manūmittere, perfect active manūmīsī, supine manūmissum); third conjugation

  1. to release, free, emancipate
    Synonyms: asserō, līberō, vindicō

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: manumetre
  • English: manumit, manumission
  • Galician: manumitir
  • Italian: manomettere
  • Portuguese: manumitir
  • Sicilian: manumèttiri
  • Spanish: manumitir

References

  • manumitto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • manumitto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • manumitto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.