“Fact” related words have always had a divergence. Latin factum verb means to do. Various words fall on the objective aspect of action (fact, factual) while oth

“Fact” related words have always had a divergence. Latin factum verb means to do. Various words fall on the objective aspect of action (fact, factual) while others fall on the more subjective “artificial” aspect (factitious, factoid) The family of the word “act” has similar divergence from similar Latin word actus