'Armeriaceae' originates from New Latin, specifically the genus name 'Armeria', where the suffix '-aceae' meant 'family (of plants)'.

'Armeriaceae' was formed as a botanical family name following standard botanical Latin conventions (using the genus 'Armeria' + '-aceae') and was used in older floras and classifications; later taxonomic revisions placed those genera within 'Plumbaginaceae', making 'Armeriaceae' largely obsolete or treated as a synonym.

Initially, it referred to a distinct family of flowering plants centered on 'Armeria', but over time taxonomic consensus shifted and its members were generally subsumed under the broader family 'Plumbaginaceae', so the name's usage declined.