'recognition-driven' originates from the combination of 'recognition' and 'driven', where 'recognition' means 'acknowledgment or appreciation' and 'driven' means 'motivated or propelled by'.

'recognition' comes from the Latin word 'recognitio', and 'driven' is the past participle of 'drive', from Old English 'drīfan'.

Initially, 'recognition' meant 'acknowledgment', and 'driven' meant 'propelled by force'. Together, they evolved to mean 'motivated by acknowledgment'.