## Etymology
From internal + -ly; internal from Medieval Latin internalis, from Latin internus ('within, internal'), related to inter ('between, within').

## AI Etymology
internally comes from internal + -ly; internal from Medieval Latin internalis, from Latin internus ('within, internal'), related to inter ('between, within'). 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 "on or within the inside; in one's mind or within an organization", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as internal, interior, and intern. Its semantic neighborhood includes inwardly, inside, inwards, and intrinsically, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin internus.

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