noun, masculine/ˈfaɡto/plural: factos
fact (something which is real)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti
Proto-Italic *θakjō
Proto-Italic *fakjō
Latin faciō
Latin factumbor.
Spanish facto
Borrowed from Latin factum. Compare the inherited doublet hecho.
noun, masculine/ˈfaɡto/plural: factos
an opinion considered a true fact; a trufax; a truth .
“En esta cuenta solo vengo a decir factos y de las mejores actuaciones de ayer noche fue la de Miriam. Sigo calva aún.” — I only come to this account to spit straight facts, and Miriam's performance was one of the best ones last night. I'm still bald tho.
Borrowed from English fact, itself from Old French fact, from Latin factum, thus a doublet of hecho. Compare English facts / faxx, also used to express agreement.