'non-promotional' originates from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and the word 'promotional' which comes from 'promote', derived from Latin 'promovere', where 'pro-' meant 'forward' and 'movere' meant 'to move'.

'promovere' transformed into the Old French word 'promouvoir', and eventually became the modern English word 'promote', leading to 'promotional'.

Initially, 'promote' meant 'to move forward', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to advance or advertise'.