'progress-oriented' originates from the combination of 'progress' and 'oriented', where 'progress' comes from Latin 'progressus', meaning 'a going forward', and 'oriented' from Latin 'orientare', meaning 'to arrange or align'.

'progress' evolved from the Latin 'progressus' through Old French 'progres', and 'oriented' from Latin 'orientare' through French 'orienter'.

Initially, 'progress' meant 'a going forward', and 'oriented' meant 'to arrange or align'. Together, they evolved to mean 'focused on advancement'.