'provisionally-gathered' originates from the words 'provisionally' and 'gathered'. 'Provisionally' comes from the Latin 'provisionem', meaning 'a providing', and 'gathered' from Old English 'gadrian', meaning 'to bring together'.

'provisionally-gathered' combines the adverb 'provisionally' with the past participle 'gathered', forming a compound adjective.

Initially, 'provisionally' meant 'for the time being', and 'gathered' meant 'collected'. Together, they convey the idea of something collected temporarily.