'areometric' originates from Greek, specifically the element 'araios' (Greek: ἀραίος), where 'araios' meant 'thin' or 'dilute' and was used in formations relating to fluid thinness or dilution.

'areometric' developed from the noun 'areometer' (French 'aréomètre' → English 'areometer'), with the adjective formed by adding the suffix '-ic' to produce 'areometric' (i.e., 'areometer' → 'areometric').

Initially associated with the notion of thinness or dilution (from Greek 'araios'), the term evolved to specifically denote measurement of specific gravity (relative density) and things relating to areometers.