Originally

Originally

Adverb · /əˈrɪdʒ.ɪ.nəl.i/

Definition

At the origin or beginning; from the first; in the original form or state; at first, before changes were made — used to contrast an initial state or intention with a later one.

Origin

From original (adjective, from Latin originalis, from origo/originis, source, beginning, from oriri, to rise, to be born) + the adverbial suffix -ly. Originalis itself from oriri — to rise — the same root as orient (facing the rising sun), origin, aboriginal (from the beginning), abort (to miscarry before the rising), and horizon (the circle from which the sun rises). Originally therefore meaning in the manner of the origin, from the source, at the point of arising.