'group-led' originates from the combination of 'group' and 'led', where 'group' refers to a collection of individuals and 'led' is the past participle of 'lead', meaning to guide or direct.

'group-led' evolved from the concept of leadership being shared among a group rather than a single leader.

Initially, it meant 'guided by a group', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.