'system-started' is a compound word formed from 'system' and 'started', where 'system' originates from the Latin word 'systēma', meaning 'a whole composed of parts', and 'started' is the past participle of 'start', which comes from the Old English 'styrtan', meaning 'to leap up'.

'system' evolved from the Latin 'systēma' through Old French 'système', and 'started' from Old English 'styrtan'. The combination into 'system-started' reflects modern technological contexts.

Initially, 'system' referred to any organized whole, and 'started' meant 'initiated'. Together, they now specifically refer to processes initiated by systems.