Convergently

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a way that emphasizes the gradual meeting or merging towards a singular conclusion or point of agreement
2. Relating to the act of various components progressively aligning or converging to achieve a unified result
3. In a manner that indicates moving or coming together toward a shared location or outcome

Etymology: "Convergently" is a regular formation: the adjective "convergent" with the suffix "-ly" added. "Convergent" comes from the Latin "convergere," meaning "to incline together" or "to tend toward one point," built from "con-" (together) and "vergere" (to bend or incline). The adverb keeps that sense of things bending toward a common point, so it describes motion or development that approaches a single meeting place. The suffix is far older than the rest of the word. The "-ly" ending descends from Old English "-līċe," which in turn goes back through Proto-Germanic "*-līkô" to a root that also gave English "like," meaning "having the form or appearance of." Attaching "-ly" to an adjective therefore carries the older sense of "in the manner of," so "convergently" means "in a manner of converging."

Synonyms: together, jointly