'compatibly' originates from the Latin word 'compatibilis', where 'com-' meant 'together' and 'pati' meant 'to suffer or endure'.

'compatibilis' transformed into the Old French word 'compatible', and eventually became the modern English word 'compatible', with 'compatibly' as its adverbial form.

Initially, it meant 'able to exist together without conflict', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.