'albitite' originates from 'albite', specifically the word 'albite', where 'albus' meant 'white' in Latin.

'albite' changed from the Latin word 'albus' and eventually became the modern English word 'albite', which forms the basis of 'albitite'.

Initially, it meant 'a white mineral', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a rock composed mainly of albite'.