Gadit

incidentally

Definitions (2)
1adverbUsed to introduce a statement that provides additional information or a side note, often not directly related to the main topic.
Incidentally, I saw your brother at the store yesterday.
The meeting was productive. Incidentally, did you know that Sarah got promoted?
He was late to the party. Incidentally, he brought a delicious cake.
2adverbBy chance or without intention; happening in connection with something else.
She found the missing keys incidentally while cleaning the house.
The discovery was made incidentally during the experiment.
He met her incidentally at a conference last year.
Word Origin
Language
Latin
Original word
incidentalis
Word parts
incident (happening) + -ally (adverbial suffix)
Originally meant
happening as a minor accompaniment
Background
The word 'incidentally' comes from the Latin 'incidentalis', which means occurring as a minor accompaniment. It entered English in the 17th century, evolving to describe both unintentional occurrences and additional remarks.