## Etymology
From convincing (present participle of convince, from Latin convincere 'to prove, overcome', from con- intensive + vincere 'to conquer') plus the adverbial suffix -ly.

## AI Etymology
Convincingly is from convincing (present participle of convince, from Latin convincere 'to prove, overcome', from con- intensive + vincere 'to conquer') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The ancestry passes through Latin convincere and Latin vincere. The prefix con- adds togetherness, combination, or intensification where the Latin formation gives it that value, helping to explain the word's surface structure; the suffix -ly forms an adverb or adjective from the base, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as an adverb, it means "in a manner that compels belief or agreement", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include convince, convincing, convincement, and conviction.

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