'provisionally-kept' originates from the word 'provisional,' which comes from the Latin 'provisionem,' meaning 'a providing.' The suffix '-ly' indicates an adverbial form, and 'kept' is the past participle of 'keep,' from Old English 'cepan.'

'provisionem' transformed into the Old French 'provision,' and eventually became the modern English word 'provisional.' The word 'keep' evolved from Old English 'cepan' to the modern English 'keep.'

Initially, 'provisional' meant 'a providing,' but over time it evolved to mean 'temporary or conditional.'