## Etymology
From incorrect + -ly; incorrect from Latin incorrectus, from in- ('not') + correctus, past participle of corrigere ('to set right'), from com- (intensive) + regere ('to lead straight').

## AI Etymology
Incorrectly comes from incorrect + -ly; incorrect from Latin incorrectus, from in- ('not') + correctus, past participle of corrigere ('to set right'), from com- (intensive) + regere ('to lead straight'). The etymological trail includes Latin corrigere, Latin regere, and Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. As an adverb, incorrectly means in a way that is wrong or inaccurate. The same family is visible in related forms such as incorrect, correctly, incorrectness, and correct. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

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