'axometric' originates from Greek, specifically the elements 'axōn' and 'metron', where 'axōn' meant 'axis' and 'metron' meant 'measure'.

'axometric' developed as a shortened form of 'axonometric' (from Greek 'axōn' + 'metron') and entered English use to describe the projection method; the shorter form 'axometric' is a modern variant.

Initially it carried the sense of 'axis-measuring' (literally 'axis' + 'measure'), but over time it came to mean specifically 'relating to axonometric projection,' a method of parallel projection in technical drawing.