'debt-susceptible' originates from the combination of 'debt' and 'susceptible', where 'debt' refers to an obligation to pay money and 'susceptible' means likely to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.

The term 'debt-susceptible' combines the English word 'debt' with 'susceptible', a word derived from Latin 'susceptibilis', meaning 'capable of taking or receiving'.

Initially, 'susceptible' meant 'capable of taking or receiving', but in this context, it evolved to mean 'prone to incurring debt'.