Réalité
/ʁe.a.li.te/noun
The state or quality of being real; reality.
Did you know?Réalité ultimately comes from Latin rēs, meaning “thing” or “matter,” linking modern reality to the idea that existence is made tangible through things.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
rēs
“Thing, matter, affair, or property”
Late Latin
Latin
reālis
“Of a thing; actual or pertaining to things”
Medieval Latin
Latin
reālitās
“Reality or the quality of being real”
12th–13th Century
Old French
realité
“Reality; actual existence”
Modern French
French
réalité
“Reality or the condition of being real”