'manual-copy' originates from the combination of 'manual,' derived from Latin 'manualis,' meaning 'of the hand,' and 'copy,' from Latin 'copia,' meaning 'abundance' or 'reproduction.'

'manual-copy' evolved from the practice of manually reproducing documents before the advent of digital technology.

Initially, it referred to any hand-written reproduction, but now it commonly refers to printed versions of digital documents.