'server-started' originates from the combination of 'server' and 'started', where 'server' refers to a computer or program that manages access to a centralized resource or service, and 'started' is the past participle of 'start', meaning to begin or initiate.

'server' and 'started' were combined in modern English to describe the state of a server being operational.

Initially, 'server' referred to a servant or attendant, but in modern usage, it refers to a computer system. 'Started' has retained its meaning of initiating or beginning.