'carefully-chosen' originates from the combination of 'carefully' and 'chosen', where 'carefully' is derived from 'care' meaning 'attention or caution' and 'chosen' is the past participle of 'choose', meaning 'to select'.

'carefully' evolved from the Old English word 'carful', and 'chosen' from the Old English 'ceosan', eventually forming the modern English term 'carefully-chosen'.

Initially, 'carefully' meant 'full of care or concern', and 'chosen' meant 'selected', which together evolved to mean 'selected with great care'.