'non-amygdalin-based' originates from modern English compound formation combining the prefix 'non-' (a productive English/Latin prefix meaning 'not'), the chemical name 'amygdalin', and the participial adjective 'based' from 'base'.

'amygdalin' comes from Neo-Latin 'amygdalina', ultimately from Greek 'amygdalē' meaning 'almond'; 'base' comes from Old French and Latin 'basis' via Greek 'basis'; the full hyphenated compound 'non-amygdalin-based' is a recent English formation created by combining these elements to produce a descriptive technical adjective.

Initially the elements referred specifically to 'almond' (Greek 'amygdalē') and 'foundation' (Greek 'basis'); over time they were incorporated into chemical nomenclature ('amygdalin') and adjectival compounds; the modern compound specifically means 'not derived from or relying on amygdalin.'