'dependably-connected' originates from the English words 'dependable' and 'connected'. 'Dependable' comes from the Latin word 'dependere', where 'de-' meant 'from' and 'pendere' meant 'to hang'. 'Connected' comes from the Latin word 'connectere', where 'con-' meant 'together' and 'nectere' meant 'to bind'.

'Dependably-connected' is a modern English compound adjective formed by combining 'dependably' and 'connected'.

Initially, 'dependable' meant 'able to be relied on', and 'connected' meant 'joined together'. The compound form emphasizes a reliable connection.