'memory-associated' originates from English, specifically the compound of 'memory' and 'associated', where 'memory' ultimately comes from Latin 'memoria' meaning 'remembrance' and 'associated' comes via Latin 'associare' (through Old French and Middle English) meaning 'joined with'.

'memory' changed from Latin 'memoria' to Old French 'memoire' and then to Middle English 'memory'; 'associate' came from Latin 'associare' and Old French 'associer', becoming Middle English 'associate' and the past-participle form 'associated'; these elements were combined in modern English to form the compound adjective 'memory-associated'.

Initially, 'memory' referred specifically to 'remembrance' and 'associate' meant 'to join or connect'; over time, their combination evolved to describe things that are 'related to or linked with memory processes' in modern usage.