What is the Latin word for fundamentally?

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

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“fundamentally” in Latin

prīmusfirst, early; chief, principal; most excellent, eminent; distinguished, noble; the first part of; the entrance, extremit prī̆ncipiuma beginning, an origin, a commencement; a groundwork, a foundation, a principle; the elements, the first principles prīmitusoriginally, at first, from the first, from/at first flush 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 necessāriusunavoidable, inevitable; indispensable, requisite; necessary

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

fundamentally

primo: principio: primitus (originally): vere: praecipue: imprimis, necessario (essentially). [SYN. in ESSENTIALLY.] To be fundamentally different, ipsa rei natura, diversum esse.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for fundamentally?: The usual Latin words for “fundamentally” are prīmus, prī̆ncipium, prīmitus; also vērus, praecipuus, imprimō. 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.