'alabastrian' originates from the word 'alabaster', which comes from the Latin word 'alabaster', derived from the Greek word 'alabastros', referring to a type of stone used for carving.

'alabaster' transformed from the Greek word 'alabastros' to the Latin 'alabaster', and eventually became the modern English word 'alabaster', from which 'alabastrian' is derived.

Initially, 'alabaster' referred to a type of stone, but over time it evolved to describe anything resembling the stone in smoothness and whiteness.