'arseniuretted' originates from Modern scientific English formation using the element-name 'arsenic' (from Medieval/Modern Latin 'arsenicum' ultimately from Greek 'arsenikon') with a past-participial/adjectival suffix '-ed' attached to a formation of the stem 'arseniur-' (used in older chemical nomenclature to indicate combination with arsenic).

'arseniuretted' developed in 18th–19th century chemical writing as compounds were described by the element they contained (compare phrases like 'arseniuretted hydrogen'); older forms used Latin/French descriptors (e.g. French chemical phrases) and the English adjective arose by adding '-ed' to the stem.

Initially used in technical/chemical descriptions to indicate that a substance contained or was combined with arsenic; this meaning has largely remained, though the term is now archaic or specialized and has largely been replaced by systematic chemical names (e.g. 'arsenide-containing' or specific compound names).