'technology-centeredness' is a modern English compound formed from 'technology' + 'centeredness'. 'technology' originates from Greek via Latin, specifically the word 'tekhnologia' where 'tekhnē' meant 'art' or 'craft' and 'logia' meant 'study' or 'account'; 'centeredness' is built from 'center' (from Latin 'centrum' and Greek 'kentron') plus the adjectival '-ed' and the noun-forming suffix '-ness'.

'technology' entered English in the early 17th century from Late Latin 'technologia' and Greek 'τεχνολογία'; 'center' comes from Latin 'centrum' (from Greek 'κέντρον' kentron) and developed into English 'center/centre' in Middle English, from which 'centered' and later 'centeredness' were formed; the compound 'technology-centeredness' is a modern coinage combining these elements in English usage of the 20th–21st centuries.

Initially, 'technology' meant systematic treatment or the study of a craft, and 'centeredness' simply denoted the state of being centered; over time 'technology' shifted to refer more to applied sciences, tools, and systems, and the compound evolved to mean organizing or prioritizing around technological factors.