'speed-oriented' originates from English, specifically the compound of 'speed' + 'oriented', where 'speed' meant 'swiftness or velocity' and 'oriented' is the past-participle/adj. form of 'orient', meaning 'directed toward'.

'oriented' derives from the verb 'orient', which comes from Old French and ultimately Latin 'oriens/orient-' (from 'oriri', 'to rise', originally referring to the east). 'speed' comes from Old English 'spēd' meaning 'success, good fortune, speed'. The modern compound 'speed-oriented' was formed by combining 'speed' with 'oriented' to express being directed toward speed.

Initially, 'orient' was closely associated with the east ('to face the rising sun'), but its meaning shifted to 'to align or direct toward a goal'; combined with 'speed', 'speed-oriented' came to mean 'directed toward or prioritizing speed'.