'aleurone-enriched' is a modern compound formed from 'aleurone' and the past participle 'enriched'. 'Aleurone' originates from Greek 'aleuron' meaning 'flour', adopted into scientific vocabulary to name the protein-rich seed layer. 'Enriched' is from Old French 'enrichir' (en- + 'riche' meaning 'rich').

'Aleuron' (Greek) was taken into scientific Latin/French as forms like 'aleurone' in 19th-century botanical and histological descriptions and then into modern English as 'aleurone.' 'Enrich' passed from Old French 'enrichir' into Middle English as 'enrichen' and developed the past participle 'enriched'. The compound 'aleurone-enriched' arose in modern food and grain-science usage to describe products with increased aleurone content.

Originally 'aleuron' meant 'flour' in Greek; over time it became a technical term for the aleurone layer of seeds. 'Enrich' originally meant 'to make rich' (in wealth or quality) and has broadened in food contexts to mean 'to add nutrients or beneficial components.' Together the compound now means 'made richer specifically by adding aleurone.'