'oxygen-deprivation-induced' originates from modern English, formed by combining the words 'oxygen', 'deprivation', and 'induced'. 'Oxygen' itself comes via French 'oxygène' (coined in the 18th century), where Greek 'oxys' meant 'sharp, acid' and '-genes' meant 'producer'. 'Deprivation' comes from Latin 'deprivare' via Old French, where 'de-' meant 'away' and 'privare' meant 'to deprive'. 'Induced' comes from Latin 'inducere' (in- 'into' + ducere 'to lead').

'oxygen' was coined in French as 'oxygène' (Lavoisier, late 1700s) and entered English as 'oxygen'; 'deprivation' developed from Latin 'deprivare' through Old French and Middle English into modern English 'deprivation'; 'induce' comes from Latin 'inducere', via Old French and Middle English, producing modern English 'induce' and past participle 'induced'. The compound 'oxygen-deprivation-induced' is a modern scientific/medical compound assembled in English from these elements.

Initially the components referred separately to 'oxygen' (the element), 'deprivation' (the act of being deprived), and 'induced' (caused or brought about). Over time the combined compound evolved in medical/technical contexts to mean 'caused by a lack of oxygen' as a single descriptive adjective.