means A provision is something supplied or arranged in advance — food and supplies for a journey, or a specific clause or condition written into a law, contract, or plan.

from From Latin 'providere,' to see ahead or look out for — built from 'pro-' (forward) and 'videre' (to see), the same root behind 'vision' and 'provide.' What you provision, you have literally fore-seen: you spotted a need on the horizon and packed for it. The financial and legal senses keep that forward-looking spirit, only now what you're packing is money set aside or a clause planted in a document, ready for a future that hasn't arrived yet.