'export-focused' is a compound word formed from 'export' and 'focused'. 'Export' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'exportare', where 'ex-' meant 'out' and 'portare' meant 'to carry'. 'Focused' comes from the Latin 'focus', meaning 'hearth' or 'fireplace', which evolved to mean 'center of activity or interest'.

'Export' changed from the Latin 'exportare' to the Old French 'exporter', and eventually became the modern English word 'export'. 'Focused' evolved from the Latin 'focus' to the modern English 'focus', with the addition of the suffix '-ed' to form the adjective.

Initially, 'export' meant 'to carry out', and 'focused' meant 'center of activity'. Over time, 'export-focused' evolved to mean 'primarily concerned with exporting'.