## Etymology
From concise + -ly. Concise derives from Latin concisus ('cut up, brief'), past participle of concidere ('to cut up, cut to pieces'), from com- (intensive) + caedere ('to cut').

## AI Etymology
Concisely is an adverb meaning "in a brief and clearly expressed manner". Historically, it is from concise + -ly. Concise derives from Latin concisus ('cut up, brief'), past participle of concidere ('to cut up, cut to pieces'), from com- (intensive) + caedere ('to cut'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: concisely is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "in a brief and clearly expressed manner", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin concisus with Latin caedere. Close English family members include concise, conciseness, and concision.

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