'achievement-driven' originates from the combination of 'achievement' and 'driven', where 'achievement' comes from the Old French 'achevement', meaning 'completion', and 'driven' is the past participle of 'drive', from Old English 'drīfan', meaning 'to force to move'.

'achievement' evolved from the Old French 'achevement' and 'driven' from Old English 'drīfan', eventually forming the modern English compound adjective 'achievement-driven'.

Initially, 'achievement' meant 'completion of a task', and 'driven' meant 'forced to move'. Over time, 'achievement-driven' evolved to mean 'motivated by success'.