'reason-driven' originates from the combination of 'reason' and 'driven', where 'reason' comes from Latin 'rationem', meaning 'reckoning, understanding', and 'driven' is the past participle of 'drive', from Old English 'drīfan', meaning 'to force, compel'.

'reason' evolved from the Latin 'rationem' through Old French 'raison', and 'driven' from Old English 'drīfan', eventually forming the modern English compound 'reason-driven'.

Initially, 'reason' meant 'reckoning or understanding', and 'driven' meant 'compelled'. Together, they evolved to mean 'motivated by logical reasoning'.