Where does “res ipsa loquitur” come from?
res ipsa loquitur (English) comes from Latin res ipsa loquitur, from Latin ipsa, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.
res ipsa loquitur (English): The import of a thing or situation is obvious
Definitions
- The import of a thing or situation is obvious
Ancestry of “res ipsa loquitur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | res ipsa loquitur | the thing speaks for itself |
| 2 | Latin | ipsa | nominative feminine singular of ipse; nominative... |
| 3 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | himself, herself, itself |