res ipsa loquitur in Latin

Forms: rēs ipsa loquitur [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From rēs (“thing”) + ipsa (“herself”), the feminine of ipse (“himself”) because rēs is a feminine word + loquitur (“she speaks”) the third-person form of loquor (“I speak”). Literally, “the thing itself speaks” or “the matter itself speaks”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|the thing itself speaks” or “the matter itself speaks}} “the thing itself speaks” or “the matter itself speaks”, {{lit|the thing itself speaks” or “the matter itself speaks}} Literally, “the thing itself speaks” or “the matter itself speaks” Head templates: {{head|la|phrase|head=rēs ipsa loquitur}} rēs ipsa loquitur

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"res ipsa loquitur" meaning in Latin

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