'body-measurement-based' originates from Modern English, specifically the words 'body', 'measurement', and 'based', where 'body' ultimately comes from Old English 'bōdig' meaning 'trunk, physical body'; 'measurement' derives from Old French/Latin via 'measure' from Latin 'mensurare'/'mensura' meaning 'to measure'; and 'base' comes from Latin 'basis' meaning 'foundation'.

'body' changed from the Old English word 'bōdig' and remained as 'body' in modern usage; 'measurement' developed from Latin 'mensurare' through Old French 'measure' into Middle English 'measure' and then the derived noun 'measurement'; 'based' derives from French/Latin 'base' (Latin 'basis') and became the adjective/past participle form 'based' in Modern English. The compound 'body-measurement-based' is a contemporary formation combining these elements.

Initially, the components meant 'physical body', 'the act or process of measuring', and 'foundation' respectively; over time, the combined modern phrase came to mean 'founded on or determined by measurements of the body'.