'aluminothermics' originates from 'aluminum' and 'thermics', where 'aluminum' refers to the metal used and 'thermics' relates to heat.

'aluminothermics' was derived from the combination of 'aluminum' and 'thermics' to describe a heat-based process involving aluminum.

Initially, it referred to any heat process involving aluminum, but now it specifically denotes the process of using aluminum powder to generate heat for welding or reduction.