'non-poultry-producing' originates from English, combining the prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non' meaning 'not'), the noun 'poultry' (from Old French 'pouletrie', ultimately from Latin 'pullus' meaning 'young animal, chick'), and the verb 'produce' (from Latin 'producere' meaning 'to lead forth').

The elements evolved separately: 'poultry' came into Middle English from Old French 'pouletrie' as 'poultrie' and became modern 'poultry'; 'produce' came from Latin 'producere' via Old French 'produire' and Middle English 'producen' to modern 'produce'. The compound 'non-poultry-producing' is a modern English formation using the productive prefix 'non-'.

Initially, 'poultry' referred broadly to young animals ('pullus') but over time narrowed to mean domestic fowl kept for meat or eggs; 'produce' originally meant 'lead forth' and evolved to the modern sense 'to make or yield'. The prefix 'non-' has retained its negating sense.