'ore-related' is a modern English compound formed from 'ore' and 'related'. 'ore' originates from Old English 'ōra', where it meant 'unworked metal, mineral', and 'related' comes from Latin 'relatus' (via Old French and Middle English), where 're-' meant 'back' and 'latus' (past participle of 'ferre') meant 'carried'.

'ore' changed from Old English 'ōra' and developed into the modern English word 'ore'. 'related' developed from Latin 'relatus' through Old French and Middle English forms (e.g. Middle English 'relaten/related') into modern 'related'. The compound 'ore-related' was formed in modern English by combining these elements to denote a relationship to ore.

Initially, 'ore' meant 'unworked metal/mineral' and 'related' conveyed the idea of being 'connected' or 'brought into relation'; together as a compound they evolved to mean 'pertaining to or associated with ore' in contemporary usage.