'community-friendly' originates from the combination of 'community' and 'friendly', where 'community' refers to a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common, and 'friendly' means kind and pleasant.

The term 'community-friendly' evolved from the need to describe initiatives or actions that are supportive of community well-being.

Initially, it meant 'supportive of community well-being', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.