The term 'browser-restricted' is a modern compound word formed from 'browser' and 'restricted'. 'Browser' originates from the English word 'browse', which means to look through casually, and 'restricted' comes from the Latin 'restringere', meaning to bind back or limit.

'Browser' evolved from the Middle English 'browsen', while 'restricted' has remained relatively unchanged from its Latin roots.

Initially, 'restricted' meant 'bound or limited', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.