'card-based' originates from the combination of 'card' and 'based', where 'card' refers to a flat, rectangular piece of stiff paper or thin plastic, and 'based' indicates the foundation or main component.

'card' comes from the Latin word 'charta', meaning 'paper', and 'based' is derived from the Old French 'basse', meaning 'foundation'.

Initially, 'card-based' referred to systems or methods that relied on physical cards, but it now includes digital card systems as well.