'strangely-positioned' originates from the combination of 'strange' and 'positioned'. 'Strange' comes from Old French 'estrange', meaning 'foreign', and 'positioned' is derived from Latin 'positio', meaning 'placement'.

'strange' evolved from Middle English 'straunge', while 'positioned' developed from the Latin 'positio'.

Initially, 'strange' meant 'foreign', but over time it evolved to mean 'unusual'. 'Positioned' has largely retained its original meaning of 'placement'.