'coarsely-chopped' is a compound formed from 'coarsely' (from 'coarse' + '-ly') and 'chopped' (past participle of 'chop'). 'Coarse' comes from Middle English 'cors', meaning 'rough', and 'chop' comes from Old English 'ceapian', meaning 'to barter' but later shifted to 'to cut'.

'Coarse' evolved from Middle English 'cors' to modern 'coarse', and 'chop' shifted from 'ceapian' to 'chop' in the sense of cutting. The phrase 'coarsely-chopped' became common in culinary English to describe a style of cutting.

Initially, 'coarse' meant 'rough' in texture, and 'chop' meant 'to cut'. Together, 'coarsely-chopped' came to mean 'cut into large, rough pieces'.