'result-producing' is formed in English by combining the noun 'result' with the present participle 'producing' (from the verb 'produce'). 'Result' ultimately comes from Latin 'resultare' (re- 'back' + saltare 'to leap'), and 'produce' comes from Latin 'producere' (pro- 'forth' + ducere 'to lead').

'result' passed into English via Old French (e.g. 'résulter') and Middle English, while 'produce' passed from Latin 'producere' through Old French 'produire' into Middle English. The modern compound arose in English by combining the noun plus present participle to form a descriptive adjective.

The original roots referred to 'springing back' ('resultare') and 'leading forth' ('producere'); over time 'result' came to mean 'a consequence' and 'produce' 'to bring forth', and the compound now means 'causing a consequence or outcome'.