English → Latin
“real” in Latin
vērustrue, real, actual (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct); true, genuine (not counterfeigermānusof brothers or sisters; full, own; true, natural, authenticsolidusdense, solid, not hollow; whole, entire, thorough, full; firmcertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved, determinedipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual; specific reference to the chief, the leader, the one, etc., used to dist
The English word real itself goes back to Latin rēs, through reālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
real
verus (true): germanus (one’s own, genuine; e.g., germanus frater; germanus Stoicus, a realStoic): solidus (substantial): certus (certain): ipse (the thing itself): qui (quae, quod) est (opposed to quod videtur esse; e.g., induxit eam, quae videretur esse, non quae esset, repugnantiam, an apparent, not a real, contrariety, Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for real?
- The usual Latin words for “real” are vērus, germānus, solidus; also certus, ipse. 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.