'non-construction' originates from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and the word 'construction' from Latin 'constructio', where 'con-' meant 'together' and 'struere' meant 'to build'.

'constructio' transformed into the Old French word 'construction', and eventually became the modern English word 'construction'. The prefix 'non-' was added to denote the absence of construction.

Initially, 'construction' meant 'the act of building', but with the prefix 'non-', it evolved to mean 'the absence of building'.