'non-amygdalin-derived' is a compound formed in modern English from the negative prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non' meaning 'not'), the noun 'amygdalin' (ultimately from Greek 'amygdalē' meaning 'almond' via Medieval Latin and French), and the past-participial adjective 'derived' (from Latin 'derivare' via Old French 'deriver').

'amygdalin' entered English from French 'amygdaline' (Medieval Latin 'amygdalina'), ultimately from Greek 'amygdalē' meaning 'almond'. 'Derived' comes from Latin 'derivare' through Old French and Middle English. The prefix 'non-' is from Latin 'non' used in English to form negative compounds; the full hyphenated compound is a modern English technical formation.

The compound has a transparent, literal meaning: initially and currently it denotes 'not originating from amygdalin' (the meaning has remained direct and compositional).