'resin-producing' originates from modern English, formed as a compound of 'resin' and the present-participle form of 'produce' ('producing'), where 'resin' comes from Latin 'resīna' and 'produce' comes from Latin 'producere' ('pro-' meaning 'forward' and 'ducere' meaning 'to lead').

'resin' changed from Old French 'resine' and Latin 'resīna' and eventually became the modern English word 'resin'; 'producing' derives from the verb 'produce', which comes from Latin 'producere' and entered English via Old French/Latin-mediated forms, combining in modern English to form the compound 'resin-producing'.

Initially the separate elements meant 'resin' (the substance) and 'to lead forth'/'to bring forth' (produce); combined in modern usage they straightforwardly mean 'bringing forth or yielding resin', a meaning that has remained literal and stable.