'browser-compatible' is a compound word formed from 'browser' and 'compatible'. 'Browser' originates from the English word 'browse', which means 'to look through casually'. 'Compatible' comes from the Latin word 'compatibilis', meaning 'capable of existing together in harmony'.

The term 'browser-compatible' emerged with the rise of the internet and web development, combining 'browser' and 'compatible' to describe software or websites that function across different web browsers.

Initially, 'compatible' meant 'capable of existing together in harmony', but in the context of technology, it evolved to mean 'able to function with another system or device'.