'foreseeably-directed' originates from the combination of 'foreseeably' and 'directed'. 'Foreseeably' comes from 'foresee', which originates from Old English 'foreseon', meaning 'to see beforehand'. 'Directed' comes from Latin 'directus', meaning 'straight, direct'.

'Foreseeably' evolved from 'foresee', which was used in Middle English as 'forseon'. 'Directed' evolved from the Latin 'directus', which was adopted into Middle English as 'directen'.

Initially, 'foresee' meant 'to see beforehand', and 'direct' meant 'to guide straight'. Over time, 'foreseeably-directed' evolved to mean 'guided in a predictable manner'.