'debt-promoting' is a compound word formed from 'debt' and 'promoting'. 'Debt' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'debitum', meaning 'something owed'. 'Promoting' comes from Latin 'promovere', where 'pro-' meant 'forward' and 'movere' meant 'to move'.

'Debt' changed from the Old French word 'dette' and eventually became the modern English word 'debt'. 'Promoting' evolved from the Latin 'promovere' through Old French 'promouvoir'.

Initially, 'debt' meant 'something owed', and 'promoting' meant 'to move forward'. Together, they evolved to mean 'encouraging debt accumulation'.