'project-oriented' originates from the combination of 'project' and 'oriented', where 'project' refers to a planned undertaking and 'oriented' means directed towards a particular goal.

'Project-oriented' evolved from the need to describe a focus on specific tasks or projects, combining 'project' with 'oriented' to form a compound adjective.

Initially, it meant 'focused on specific tasks or projects', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.