'orogenically' originates from New Latin, specifically the word 'orogenicus' (from 'orogenia'), where Greek 'oros' meant 'mountain' and Greek 'genesis' meant 'origin' or 'creation'.

'orogenically' changed from New Latin/French scientific formations such as 'orogenia'/'orogenie' into English scientific terms 'orogeny' (late 19th–early 20th century); the adjective 'orogenic' and subsequently the adverb 'orogenically' were formed in English usage.

Initially it referred specifically to the 'origin or formation of mountains'; over time it has been used adjectivally/adverbially to mean 'relating to or resulting from mountain-building processes', a meaning largely retained in modern geological contexts.