English
synaptically
From synaptic + -ally.
A compound of synaptic + -ally
Proto-Hellenic *áptō
Ancient Greek ἅπτω ‘to join’
Ancient Greek συνάπτω ‘to connect’
Ancient Greek συναπτικός ‘capable of adjusting’
New Latin synapticus
English synaptic
Today it means
adv At or by means of a synapse
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