'ordinarily-stated' originates from the combination of 'ordinary' and 'state', where 'ordinary' meant 'usual or customary' and 'state' meant 'express or articulate'.

'Ordinarily-stated' evolved from the Middle English 'ordinarie' and 'stat', eventually becoming the modern English term 'ordinarily-stated'.

Initially, it meant 'expressed in a usual manner', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.