- It looks like an attempt to form an adjective of parent that is synonymous with "paternal." But it is actually a clipping of "apparently," removing "ap" from the beginning.Though it has no bearing on the pronunciation, the extra "p" is moved from the spelling to avoid a double consonant in the beginning of the word.
'parently
clipping; adverb
As made obvious; clearly
Etymology : Apparent from Old French aparant + ly for adverb.
Source : "Parently, it's not important." (A friend's diary 11/1/2013)
Last modified: 12 December 2013