LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum

In vīnō vēritās

“In wine, truth”

IN · VINO · VERITAS

Adapted: a later form of a classical line

proverb; compare Pliny, Natural History 14.141

Pliny notes that 'truth is commonly credited to wine'.

Word by word

  1. Ininin, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)
  2. vīnōvīnum -ī n.vine, winesg. dat.
  3. vēritāsvēritās -tis f.truth, truthfulness, veritysg. nom.

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Quick answers

What does “In vino veritas” mean?
“In vīnō vēritās” means “In wine, truth”. Pliny notes that 'truth is commonly credited to wine'.
Who said “In vino veritas”?
proverb; compare Pliny, Natural History 14.141.