'passively-gathered' originates from the combination of 'passive' and 'gathered'. 'Passive' comes from Latin 'passivus', meaning 'capable of suffering or feeling', and 'gathered' is the past participle of 'gather', from Old English 'gadrian', meaning 'to bring together'.

'passive' evolved from Latin 'passivus' through Old French 'passif', and 'gathered' from Old English 'gadrian'. The combination 'passively-gathered' is a modern English construct.

Initially, 'passive' meant 'capable of suffering', but now it implies 'inactive or non-participatory'. 'Gathered' has retained its meaning of 'collected'.