'response-driven' originates from the combination of 'response' and 'driven', where 'response' comes from Latin 'respondere' meaning 'to answer' and 'driven' is the past participle of 'drive', from Old English 'drīfan'.

'response' evolved from Latin 'respondere' through Old French 'respondre', and 'driven' from Old English 'drīfan'.

Initially, 'response' meant 'to answer', and 'driven' meant 'propelled'. Together, they evolved to mean 'guided by responses'.