'continuously-connected' originates from the combination of 'continuous' and 'connected', where 'continuous' comes from Latin 'continuus', meaning 'uninterrupted', and 'connected' comes from Latin 'connectere', meaning 'to bind together'.

'continuus' transformed into the Old French 'continue', and 'connectere' transformed into the Old French 'connecter', eventually becoming the modern English words 'continuous' and 'connected'.

Initially, 'continuous' meant 'uninterrupted', and 'connected' meant 'to bind together'. The combined term 'continuously-connected' retains these meanings in modern usage.