'deliberately-directed' originates from English, specifically the words 'deliberately' and 'directed'. 'deliberately' ultimately comes from Latin 'deliberatus' (past participle of 'deliberare'), where 'dē-' meant 'thoroughly' and the root related to 'libra' meant 'to weigh or consider'; 'directed' comes from Latin 'directus' (from 'dirigere'), where 'di-/dis-' meant 'apart' or intensive and 'regere' meant 'to guide or rule'.

'deliberately' entered English via Late Latin and Old French forms (e.g. Middle English deliberate/adverbial uses), while 'directed' came through Old French from Latin 'directus'; the hyphenated compound 'deliberately-directed' is a modern English formation combining an adverb and a past-participial adjective to express intentional direction.

Individually, 'deliberately' originally conveyed 'carefully considered' and 'directed' conveyed 'guided' or 'set straight'; combined as a modern compound the phrase has come to mean 'intentionally aimed or guided' toward a specific target or outcome.