'non-movement' originates from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and the word 'movement' from Old French 'movoir', meaning 'to move'.

'movement' changed from the Old French word 'movoir' and eventually became the modern English word 'movement'.

Initially, 'movement' meant 'the act of moving', and 'non-movement' evolved to mean 'the absence of movement'.