'necessity-driven' originates from the combination of 'necessity' and 'driven', where 'necessity' comes from Latin 'necessitas', meaning 'unavoidable', and 'driven' is the past participle of 'drive', from Old English 'drīfan', meaning 'to force'.

'necessity' evolved from Latin 'necessitas' through Old French 'necessité', and 'driven' from Old English 'drīfan'. The combination 'necessity-driven' emerged in modern English to describe actions compelled by necessity.

Initially, 'necessity' meant 'unavoidable', and 'driven' meant 'to force'. Together, they evolved to describe actions motivated by necessity.