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provisory
[provisory 词源字典]
"Subject to a proviso; conditional", Early 17th century: from French
provisoire
or medieval Latin
provisorius
, from
provis-
'foreseen, attended to', from the verb
providere
(see
provide
).
[provisory etymology, provisory origin, 英语词源]