'historically-fragmented' originates from the combination of 'historically' and 'fragmented'. 'Historically' comes from 'history', which originates from Greek 'historia', meaning 'inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation'. 'Fragmented' comes from Latin 'fragmentum', meaning 'a piece broken off'.

'Historically' evolved from the Old French 'historie', while 'fragmented' evolved from the Latin 'fragmentum'.

Initially, 'fragmented' meant 'broken into pieces', and 'historically' referred to 'pertaining to history'. Together, they describe something broken over time due to historical events.