'locally-limited' originates from the combination of 'local' and 'limited', where 'local' comes from Latin 'localis' meaning 'pertaining to a place', and 'limited' from Latin 'limitare' meaning 'to bound or restrict'.

'localis' transformed into the Old French 'local', and 'limitare' into the Old French 'limiter', eventually becoming the modern English words 'local' and 'limited'.

Initially, 'local' meant 'pertaining to a place', and 'limited' meant 'to bound or restrict'. Together, they evolved to mean 'restricted to a specific area'.