'aldohexose' originates from the combination of 'aldehyde' and 'hexose', where 'aldehyde' refers to a type of organic compound and 'hexose' refers to a six-carbon sugar.

'Aldohexose' was formed by combining the terms 'aldehyde' and 'hexose' in modern scientific nomenclature.

Initially, it meant 'a six-carbon sugar with an aldehyde group', and this meaning has remained consistent in modern usage.