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“naturally” in Latin

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

naturally
Founded in nature, according to nature, naturaliter; natura; secundum naturam; naturae convenienter (Cic.).
Without art, simpliciter; sine arte; sine studio; facile; naturali or nativa ratione (after Cic.).
According to one’s natural character, with natural ease; e.g., he does everything naturally, a natura ad omnia factus videtur; omnia facile, prompte, expedite agit; nulla in re laborat.
According to the truth of nature, like nature, ad veritatem, vere (e.g., aliquid effingere, exprimere, imitari).
Necessarily, necessario; or with necesse est, res aliter fieri non potest; qui aliter fieri potuit?
According to the course of nature, by circumlocution; e.g., this happens naturally, sic natura fert; hoc plane respondit ordini, legibus, naturae (after Cic.); opposed to hoc fit praeter naturam, contra leges naturae, contra consuetum ordinem naturae; hoc monstri simile est (after Cic.).
In concessions (with irony), minime mirum id quidem.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for naturally?
The usual Latin words for “naturally” are nātūrālis, nātūra, simplex; also facilis, vērus, necessārius. 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.