English → Latin
“indisputable” in Latin
perspicuustransparent, clear; evident, manifest, perspicuouscertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved, determinedcōnstōto stand together; to stand still; to remain the same; stand firm; to agree, correspond, fit
The English word indisputable itself goes back to Latin in-dispŭtābĭlis, through indisputābilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
indisputable
non refutatus (☞ Walch., Tac., Agr., p. 352): perspicuus (evident): certus (certain; to assume a doubtful and disputed fact as an indisputable truth, sumere pro certo, quod dubium controversumque sit, Cic.); or by circumlocution: quod perspicuum est constatque inter omnes or et quod constare inter omnes necesse est (Cic., Invent., 1, 36, 62). It is an indisputable fact, etc., constat (inter omnes), etc.: the fact is indisputable, factum constat: if the fact is indisputable, si de facto constet (Quint., i. e., if there is no doubt the crime, etc., was committed): ☞ insolubilis, post-Augustan, (Quint., signum; one the adversary cannot remove or get rid of).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for indisputable?
- The usual Latin words for “indisputable” are perspicuus, certus, cōnstō. 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.