'dark-connected' is a compound word formed from 'dark' and 'connected'. 'Dark' originates from Old English 'deorc', meaning 'absence of light', and 'connected' comes from Latin 'connectere', meaning 'to bind together'.

'Dark' evolved from Old English 'deorc' to Middle English 'derk', and 'connected' evolved from Latin 'connectere' to Middle English 'connecten'.

Initially, 'dark' meant 'absence of light', and 'connected' meant 'to bind together'. The compound 'dark-connected' retains these meanings in a metaphorical sense.