'technology-centred' originates from English, combining 'technology' and 'centred', where 'technology' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'technologia', where 'techne' meant 'art' or 'skill' and '-logia' meant 'study', and 'centred' originates from Latin via Old French 'centre', from Latin 'centrum' and Greek 'kentron' meaning 'sharp point' or 'center'.

'technology' entered English via Medieval/Modern Latin 'technologia' and became established in English from the 16th century; 'centre' came into English from Old French 'centre' (from Latin 'centrum', from Greek 'kentron'), and the adjective 'centred' developed by adding the adjectival/past-participle suffix '-ed'; the compound 'technology-centred' is a modern English formation combining these elements.

Initially, 'technology' meant the systematic study or craft (art/skill) and later evolved to mean applied sciences and tools; 'centred' originally meant 'located at the center' and broadened to figurative senses of 'focused on' — together evolving to mean 'focused on technology'.