'measurement-based' originates from Modern English, specifically the words 'measurement' and 'based', where 'measurement' originally meant 'the action or process of measuring' and 'base' meant 'a foundation or starting point'.

'measurement' changed from Middle English word 'mesurement' (from Old French 'mesure') and ultimately from Latin 'mensura', and eventually became the modern English word 'measurement'. 'based' changed from Old French 'base' and Late Latin 'basis' and later formed the past-participle/adjectival use 'based' in Modern English; the compound adjective 'measurement-based' arose in Modern English by combining these elements.

Initially the component words referred separately to 'the act of measuring' and 'a base or foundation'; over time their combination evolved into the specific adjectival meaning 'having its basis in measurements' or 'based on measurement data'.