'bakerite' originates from modern English, specifically as a mineral name derived from the surname 'Baker', used to honor a person or locality associated with its discovery.

'bakerite' was coined as a mineral name in the late 19th to early 20th century and has remained in that form as the accepted mineral name 'bakerite'.

Initially, it meant 'the mineral named for Baker (person or place)', and over time it has retained that specific sense as the mineral name 'bakerite'.