## Etymology
From collective + -ly, ultimately from Latin collectivus, from collectus, past participle of colligere ('to gather together'), from com- ('together') + legere ('to gather').

## AI Etymology
Collectively comes from collective + -ly, ultimately from Latin collectivus, from collectus, past participle of colligere ('to gather together'), from com- ('together') + legere ('to gather'). The historical trail runs through collectivus in Latin and colligere in Latin. Morphologically, collectively is transparent: it draws on collective + -ly, ultimately from Latin collectivus, from collectus, past participle of colligere ('to gather together'), from com- ('together') + legere ('to gather'). Used as an adverb, collectively now means "as a group; taken together as a whole", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as collective, collect, collection, and collectivism. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

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