'secretly-stated' originates from the combination of 'secretly' and 'stated', where 'secretly' comes from the Latin 'secretus', meaning 'set apart, hidden', and 'stated' from the Latin 'status', meaning 'to stand, to declare'.

'secretly-stated' evolved from the combination of the words 'secretly' and 'stated', which were used separately in Middle English and eventually combined in modern English to describe something declared in a hidden manner.

Initially, 'secretly' meant 'hidden or concealed', and 'stated' meant 'declared'. Together, they evolved to mean 'declared in a hidden manner'.