'asymmetrically-spaced' originates from the Greek word 'asymmetria,' where 'a-' meant 'not' and 'symmetria' meant 'measure together.'

'asymmetria' transformed into the Latin word 'asymmetria,' and eventually became the modern English word 'asymmetrical' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'not having symmetry,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.