'noise-resistant' originates from the combination of 'noise' and 'resistant', where 'noise' refers to unwanted sound and 'resistant' means able to withstand or oppose.

'Noise' comes from the Old French word 'noyse', and 'resistant' comes from the Latin word 'resistere', meaning 'to withstand'.

Initially, 'resistant' meant 'to withstand', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.