'inconsistently-grown' originates from the combination of 'inconsistent' and 'grown', where 'inconsistent' comes from Latin 'inconsistens', meaning 'not standing together', and 'grown' is the past participle of 'grow', from Old English 'grōwan', meaning 'to grow'.

'inconsistently-grown' combines the adjective 'inconsistent' with the past participle 'grown' to describe irregular growth patterns.

Initially, 'inconsistent' meant 'not standing together', but over time it evolved to describe irregularity or lack of uniformity, which is applied to growth in this context.