'system-oriented' originates from the combination of 'system' and 'oriented', where 'system' refers to a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, and 'oriented' means directed towards a particular goal or focus.

'System' comes from the Latin word 'systema', and 'oriented' is derived from the Latin 'orientare', meaning 'to arrange or align'.

Initially, it meant 'aligned with a system', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.