## Etymology
From comparative + -ly, from Latin comparativus, from comparatus, past participle of comparare ('to compare'), from com- ('together') + par ('equal').

## AI Etymology
Comparatively comes from comparative + -ly, from Latin comparativus, from comparatus, past participle of comparare ('to compare'), from com- ('together') + par ('equal'). The historical trail runs through comparare in Latin and par in Latin. Morphologically, comparatively is transparent: it draws on comparative + -ly, from Latin comparativus, from comparatus, past participle of comparare ('to compare'), from com- ('together') + par ('equal'). Used as an adverb, comparatively now means "in comparison with something else; relatively", 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 comparative, compare, comparison, and comparability. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

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