'service-driven' originates from the combination of 'service' and 'driven', where 'service' refers to the act of helping or doing work for someone, and 'driven' implies being motivated or propelled by a particular factor.

'service' comes from the Old French word 'servise', and 'driven' is the past participle of 'drive', from Old English 'drifan'.

Initially, 'service' meant 'the act of serving', and 'driven' meant 'propelled'. Together, they evolved to mean being motivated by the act of serving.