'azurmalachite' is a modern English compound formed from the mineral names 'azurite' and 'malachite'. 'azurite' ultimately comes via Old French 'azur' from Arabic 'lazaward' (related to Persian 'lajvard') meaning 'lapis lazuli' or 'blue', and 'malachite' comes from Greek 'malakhē' meaning 'mallow' (used for its green color association).

'azurite' entered English through Old French/Medieval Latin forms referring to blue minerals; 'malachite' passed from Greek 'malakhē' into Latin and Old French before becoming the English 'malachite'. The compound 'azurmalachite' is a more recent mineralogical / trade formation combining those two established mineral names.

The original roots referred to colors or plants ('blue' from lapis/azur and 'mallow' for green), then became mineral names for specific blue and green copper carbonates; the compound now denotes the mixed blue-and-green material composed of those minerals.