## Etymology
From interminable + -ly; interminable from Late Latin interminabilis ('endless'), from in- ('not') + terminare ('to limit'), from terminus ('boundary, end').

## AI Etymology
interminably comes from interminable + -ly; interminable from Late Latin interminabilis ('endless'), from in- ('not') + terminare ('to limit'), from terminus ('boundary, end'). Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the adverb sense is "in a way that seems to last forever; endlessly", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as interminable, terminate, and terminal. Its semantic neighborhood includes endlessly, ceaselessly, perpetually, and unceasingly, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin interminabilis and Latin terminus.

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