'superficially-assessed' originates from the combination of 'superficial' and 'assess'. 'Superficial' comes from Latin 'superficialis', where 'super-' meant 'above' and 'facies' meant 'face'. 'Assess' comes from Latin 'assessus', where 'ad-' meant 'toward' and 'sedere' meant 'to sit'.

'Superficial' changed from the Latin word 'superficialis' and 'assess' from 'assessus', eventually forming the modern English term 'superficially-assessed'.

Initially, 'superficial' meant 'pertaining to the surface', and 'assess' meant 'to sit beside'. Over time, 'superficially-assessed' evolved to mean 'evaluated without depth'.