'investment-driven' originates from the combination of 'investment' and 'driven', where 'investment' refers to the act of allocating resources for future benefit, and 'driven' implies being motivated or propelled by a particular factor.

'investment' comes from the Latin word 'investire', meaning 'to clothe', and 'driven' is derived from the Old English 'drifan', meaning 'to drive'.

Initially, 'investment-driven' referred to actions motivated by financial investments, and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.