'utopian-driven' originates from Modern English as a compound of 'utopian' and 'driven'; 'utopian' ultimately comes from 'Utopia' (coined in English) referring to an ideal place, and 'driven' comes from the verb 'drive' meaning 'to propel or motivate'.

'utopian' derives from Thomas More's 1516 coinage 'Utopia' (from Greek ou- 'not' + topos 'place'), which produced the adjective 'utopian' in Early Modern English; 'driven' evolved from Old English 'drīfan' (to drive) through Middle English 'driven' to the modern past participle 'driven', and the compound form arose in contemporary English by combining the adjective and past-participle-based modifier.

Initially, 'utopian' referred specifically to matters relating to the fictional island 'Utopia' (an ideal place), and 'driven' meant 'propelled' or 'forced'; combined in modern usage they mean 'motivated by utopian ideals', a shift toward describing motivation or orientation rather than literal propulsion.