'aluminium-laden' is a compound of 'aluminium' and 'laden'. 'Aluminium' originates from New Latin/Modern Latin, specifically the word 'alumen', where 'alumen' meant 'alum' (a chemical substance). 'Laden' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'hladan', where 'hladan' meant 'to load'.

'aluminium' developed from Latin 'alumen' into chemical/Modern Latin forms and then into English as 'aluminium' in the 19th century; 'laden' changed from Old English 'hladan' to Middle English 'laden' and has remained in modern use. The compound 'aluminium-laden' is a straightforward modern English formation combining these two words.

Initially, 'aluminium' referred to the chemical substance (from 'alumen') and 'laden' meant 'loaded'; over time the compound came to be used adjectivally to mean 'loaded with or containing aluminium' (often implying a heavy presence or coating of aluminium).