'democratically' originates from the Greek word 'dēmokratikos', where 'dēmos' meant 'the people' and 'kratos' meant 'power or rule'.

'dēmokratikos' transformed into the Latin word 'democraticus', and eventually became the modern English word 'democratic' with the adverbial form 'democratically'.

Initially, it meant 'pertaining to the rule of the people', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.