'database-associated' originates from the combination of 'database' and 'associated', where 'database' refers to a structured set of data and 'associated' means connected or related.

The term 'database' evolved from the combination of 'data' and 'base', while 'associated' comes from the Latin 'associatus', meaning 'joined with'.

Initially, 'associated' meant 'joined with', and in the context of databases, it evolved to mean 'related to a database'.