Assistedly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Characterized by offering help or support to another in a specific task or situation
2. done with the involvement or aid of someone else in a cooperative manner
3. performed while receiving assistance or guidance from another individual or group

Etymology: "Assistedly" is formed by adding the suffix "-ly" to the adjective "assisted," which is itself the past participle of the verb "assist." The verb "assist" came into English in the late 14th or early 15th century, borrowed from Old French "assister," which in turn comes from Latin "assistere," meaning "to stand by" or "to stand beside." The Latin root combines "ad-" (to, toward) with "sistere" (to stand), so the image behind the word is literally one person standing next to another. The adjective "assisted" follows the same path, and "-ly" is an ordinary English suffix that turns an adjective into an adverb of manner. Adverbs of this type, such as "quickly" or "willingly," are built freely in English, so "assistedly" is a straightforward derivation rather than a word with a distinct history of its own. It is rare in everyday use and appears mostly in formal or technical writing where the adverb is needed to describe how an action was carried out.