coincidently
UK[kəʊˈɪnsɪdəntli]US[koʊˈɪnsɪdəntli]
adv
In a way that happens by chance, at the same time or in the same place.
adv
In a way that is the same or very similar.
Morpheme Breakdown
co
in
cidently
co
together
in
upon
cidently
falling
Etymology
The word 'coincidently' is built upon the core concept of "falling together." It originates from the Medieval Latin coincident-, the present participle of coincidere, which combines the Latin co- (together) and incidere (to fall upon). Incidere itself is a compound of in- (upon) and cadere (to fall). The literal image is of two events "falling upon" the same point in time or space purely by chance. Over time, this concrete spatial meaning evolved into the modern abstract sense of things occurring simultaneously or in agreement without apparent causal connection. The English adverbial suffix '-ly' was then added to form the word describing the manner of such an occurrence.
Analysis
Structure: co (together) + in (upon) + cidently (falling)
- co: A Latin prefix meaning "together, with, jointly."
- in: A Latin prefix meaning "in, on, upon."
- cidently: Derived from the Latin verb cadere, "to fall," via its present participle stem cident- (falling). The '-ly' suffix is an English adverbial marker.
Examples
We arrived at the party coincidently, just as the cake was being brought out.
Coincidently, his theory aligned perfectly with the newly published data.
They were dressed coincidently in the same unusual shade of green.