'resource-oriented' originates from the combination of 'resource' and 'oriented', where 'resource' refers to a supply of materials or assets, and 'oriented' means directed towards a particular focus.

'Resource' comes from the Old French word 'resourse', and 'oriented' is derived from the Latin 'orientare', meaning 'to arrange or direct'.

Initially, 'resource-oriented' meant focusing on the allocation of resources, and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.