English → Latin
“fact” in Latin
faciōto do (particularly as a specific instance or occasion of doing); to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect; to mfactumfact, deed, act, doing, work; exploit, feat, accomplishment, achievementrēvērāin reality; in fact; in practicereāpsein reality; in fact; in practice; actually; reallysānussound in body, healthy, whole, well; sound in mind, sane, rational, well; correct, sensible, discreet, sober, chasteproficīscorto set out, depart, leave
The English word fact itself goes back to Latin faciō, through factum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fact
factum. This is a fact, or I know this to be a fact, hoc certo auctore comperi. Facts, res (plur.); facta (plur.). The composition of a history depends upon the facts and the words used to convey them, exaedificatio historiae posita est rebus et verbis: to pass from fables to facts, ut jam a fabulis ad facta veniamus: the fact being undisputed, cum esset controversia nulla facti (of the act having been committed).
In fact, revera: reapse: re et veritate (really, not merely in words): sane, profecto (as a form of asseveration) :
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fact?
- The usual Latin words for “fact” are faciō, factum, rēvērā; also reāpse, sānus, proficīscor. 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.