'human-focused' is a modern compound formed from 'human' and 'focused'. 'Human' originates from Latin 'humanus' (via Old French 'humain'), where 'humanus' meant 'of or belonging to man'. 'Focused' is the past participle of the verb 'focus', which ultimately comes from Latin 'focus', where 'focus' originally meant 'hearth' or 'fireplace' and later 'point of concentration'.

'human' passed into English from Old French 'humain' and Middle English 'humain' to become modern English 'human'. 'Focus' entered English from Latin (and scientific/Modern Latin usage) and developed the verbal sense 'to concentrate (attention or effort)' in the 17th-19th centuries; the adjective 'focused' and compounds such as 'human-focused' are modern English formations.

Initially 'humanus' meant 'of or belonging to man', which has remained broadly stable; 'focus' originally meant 'hearth' and later shifted to mean 'point of attention or concentration', and that sense led to the modern verbal/adjectival uses. Combined, 'human-focused' now means 'centered on human needs or perspectives'.