'postponed-assessed' originates from the combination of 'postpone' and 'assess', where 'postpone' meant 'to delay' and 'assess' meant 'to evaluate or judge'.

'postpone' changed from the Latin word 'postponere' and 'assess' from the Latin word 'assidere', eventually combining in modern English to form 'postponed-assessed'.

Initially, 'postpone' meant 'to place after' and 'assess' meant 'to sit beside', but over time they evolved into their current meanings of 'delay' and 'evaluate', respectively.