'alumniate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'alumnus,' where 'al-' meant 'nourish' and 'alumnus' meant 'foster son.'

'alumnus' transformed into the English word 'alumniate' to describe the act of conferring alumni status.

Initially, it meant 'to nourish or foster,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to confer alumni status.'