'androidal' originates from English, specifically from the word 'android' with the suffix '-al', where 'android' meant 'a robot with a human appearance' and '-al' forms adjectives meaning 'relating to'.

'android' comes from the Greek word 'androeidēs' (meaning 'manlike'), which entered English as 'android', and the adjective form 'androidal' was later created by adding '-al'.

Initially, it meant 'relating to androids', and this meaning has remained consistent in modern usage.