'clog-resistant' originates from English, specifically the words 'clog' and 'resistant', where 'clog' meant 'block' (from Middle English 'clogge') and 'resistant' comes from Latin 'resistere' meaning 'to stand back or oppose'.

'clog' changed from Old English/Middle English words such as 'clogga'/'clogge' meaning a block or lump, and 'resistant' developed from Old French 'resister' and Latin 'resistere'; these elements were combined in modern English to form the compound 'clog-resistant'.

Initially, 'clog' referred to a physical block and 'resistant' to the ability to withstand or oppose; the compound evolved to specifically describe objects or materials designed to prevent blockage: 'designed to resist clogging'.