'alkalimetric' originates from the combination of 'alkali' and the Greek-derived suffix '-metric', where 'alkali' refers to a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, and '-metric' pertains to measurement.

'alkali' combined with the suffix '-metric' to form 'alkalimetric', used in scientific contexts to describe measurement processes related to alkalis.

Initially, it meant 'measurement related to alkalis', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.