'acrasieae' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'akrasia,' where 'a-' meant 'without' and 'kratos' meant 'power or strength.'

'akrasia' transformed into the scientific Latin term 'Acrasieae' to classify a group of slime molds.

Initially, it referred to a lack of control or power, but in scientific taxonomy, it evolved to denote a family of slime molds.