'finance-driven' originates from the combination of 'finance' and 'driven', where 'finance' refers to the management of large amounts of money, especially by governments or large companies, and 'driven' implies being motivated or propelled by something.

'Finance' comes from the Old French word 'financer', meaning 'to pay a ransom', and 'driven' is the past participle of 'drive', from Old English 'drīfan'.

Initially, 'finance' referred to the management of money, and 'driven' meant being propelled. Together, they evolved to describe actions motivated by financial considerations.