## Etymology
From deserving (present participle of deserve) + -ly. Deserve is from Old French deservir, from Latin deservire ('to serve zealously'), from de- + servire ('to serve').

## AI Etymology
Deservingly comes from deserving (present participle of deserve) + -ly. Deserve is from Old French deservir, from Latin deservire ('to serve zealously'), from de- + servire ('to serve'). The etymological trail includes Latin deservire and Latin servire. As an adverb, deservingly means in a manner that is merited or deserved. The same family is visible in related forms such as deserve, deserving, deserved, and desert. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

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