'openly-stated' originates from the combination of 'openly' and 'stated', where 'openly' comes from Old English 'openlice', meaning 'in an open manner', and 'stated' is derived from the verb 'state', which comes from Latin 'stare', meaning 'to stand'.

'openly' evolved from Old English 'openlice', and 'stated' from Latin 'stare', eventually forming the modern English term 'openly-stated'.

Initially, 'openly' meant 'in an open manner', and 'stated' meant 'to stand', but together they evolved to mean 'expressed clearly and directly'.