'aluminium-constructed' originates from English, specifically the words 'aluminium' (from New Latin 'alumen') and 'constructed' (from Latin 'constructus'), where 'alumen' meant 'bitter salt' and 'constructus' meant 'built together'.

'aluminium' developed from New Latin 'alumen' into Modern English 'aluminium' (with a parallel US form 'aluminum'); 'constructed' developed from Latin 'construere' > past participle 'constructus' via Old French and Middle English into Modern English 'constructed'.

Initially the element name 'alumen' referred to a substance (bitter salt); the compound 'aluminium-constructed' later came to mean simply 'built of aluminium', and this material-based meaning has remained stable.