'anisaldoxime' originates from modern chemical nomenclature, specifically by combining 'anisaldehyde' and 'oxime', where 'anisaldehyde' meant 'a methoxy-substituted benzaldehyde' and 'oxime' meant 'a functional group with the formula =N–OH'.

'anisaldoxime' formed by joining 'anisaldehyde' (from 'anise' → Greek 'anison' plus the chemical suffix '–aldehyde' coined in the 19th century) and 'oxime' (a term introduced into organic chemistry in the 19th century from German usage); the compound name follows standard organic naming practice to denote the oxime derivative of anisaldehyde.

Initially, the element 'oxime' referred generally to the functional group (19th century); over time the combined name came to be used for specific derivatives such as the oxime of anisaldehyde, i.e. 'anisaldoxime'.