What is the Latin word for essentially?

The usual Latin words for “essentially” are vērus, praecipuus, imprimō; also genus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“essentially” in Latin

vērustrue, real, actual (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct); true, genuine (not counterfei praecipuusparticular, special; distinguished, preeminent imprimōto press, impress; to print, imprint, stamp genusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type, class; species (general classification, as of living things), taxon (of ani

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

essentially

vere: praecipue: imprimis; *natura propria et vi: genere (in kind) or non gradu sed genere (after non genere sed gradu, de Opt., gen. Or., § 4): to be essentially different, genere differre; ipsa rei natura diversum esse.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for essentially?: The usual Latin words for “essentially” are vērus, praecipuus, imprimō; also genus. 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.