'analcimic' originates from 'analcime', which comes from the French word 'analcime', itself from the Greek 'analkimos', where 'an-' meant 'not' and 'alkimos' meant 'strong'.

'analcime' was borrowed into English from French in the 19th century, and 'analcimic' was formed as an adjective and noun to describe things relating to or containing analcime.

Initially, it referred specifically to the mineral analcime, but 'analcimic' evolved to describe rocks or materials containing analcime.