'currently-held' originates from the combination of 'current' and 'hold', where 'current' means 'present time' and 'hold' means 'to possess or control'.

'Currently-held' evolved from the Middle English word 'holden', which meant 'to keep or possess', combined with 'current', which has its roots in the Latin 'currere', meaning 'to run'.

Initially, it meant 'to possess at the present moment', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.