'unfairly-distributed' originates from the combination of 'unfairly' and 'distributed', where 'unfairly' is derived from 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'fair' meaning 'just or equitable', and 'distributed' is derived from Latin 'distribuere', where 'dis-' meant 'apart' and 'tribuere' meant 'to assign'.

'distribuere' transformed into the Old French word 'distribuer', and eventually became the modern English word 'distribute' through Middle English.

Initially, 'distribute' meant 'to divide or assign', and 'unfairly' meant 'not in a fair manner'. The combination 'unfairly-distributed' evolved to specifically describe something not equitably divided.