'characteristically-structured' originates from the combination of 'characteristic' and 'structure', where 'characteristic' comes from the Greek word 'kharaktēr', meaning 'a stamping tool', and 'structure' from the Latin 'structura', meaning 'a fitting together, building'.

'characteristic' evolved from the Greek 'kharaktēr' to the Latin 'characteristicus', and 'structure' from Latin 'structura' to Old French 'structure', eventually forming the modern English word 'characteristically-structured'.

Initially, 'characteristic' meant 'a distinctive mark', and 'structure' meant 'a fitting together', evolving to mean 'having a distinctive structure'.