'analcite' originates from German, specifically the word 'Analcit', which was derived from the Greek 'analkis', where 'an-' meant 'not' and 'alkis' meant 'strength'.

'Analcit' was adopted into English as 'analcite', and its plural form became 'analcites'.

Initially, it referred to a mineral with weak electrostatic properties, and this meaning has remained the same in modern usage.