routinely
Meaning
done regularly and as part of the normal way of doing things
in a way that is not unusual or special; as part of a regular procedure
Structure
Usage
the equipment is routinely checked and maintained.
she routinely works twelve-hour days.
such requests are routinely denied by the administration.
Etymology
The word 'routinely' is built upon the noun 'routine', which entered English from French in the 17th century, denoting a regular course of action. The French term derived from 'route', meaning a road or path, itself from the Latin 'rupta (via)', literally "a broken (way)", referring to a beaten track or established path. The adverbial suffix '-ly', of Germanic origin, was attached to convert the concept of a regular procedure into the manner of its execution. Thus, 'routinely' literally means "in the manner of a beaten track," evolving from the concrete idea of a well-worn path to the abstract sense of a habitual, regular, and unsurprising action.
Analysis
routine (from french 'routine', from 'route' meaning "road, path, customary course", ultimately from latin 'rupta' via 'rupta via' meaning "a broken way, beaten track"); ly (from old english '-lice', an adverbial suffix forming adverbs from adjectives, cognate with old high german '-līhho').