'bondage-promoting' originates from the combination of 'bondage' and 'promoting', where 'bondage' refers to the state of being bound or enslaved, and 'promoting' means to support or encourage.

'bondage' comes from Middle English 'bondage', derived from Old French 'bondage', and 'promoting' comes from Latin 'promovere', meaning 'to move forward'.

Initially, 'bondage' referred to physical enslavement, but in modern usage, it can also refer to psychological or metaphorical constraints.