'location-dependent' originates from the combination of 'location' and 'dependent', where 'location' comes from Latin 'locatio' meaning 'a placing', and 'dependent' from Latin 'dependere' meaning 'to hang down'.

'Location' evolved from the Latin 'locatio' through Old French 'locacion', and 'dependent' from Latin 'dependere' through Old French 'dependent'.

Initially, 'location' meant 'a placing or position', and 'dependent' meant 'hanging down', but together they evolved to mean 'relying on a specific place'.