'non-transfer' originates from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and the word 'transfer' from Latin 'transferre', where 'trans-' meant 'across' and 'ferre' meant 'to carry'.

'transferre' transformed into the Old French word 'transferer', and eventually became the modern English word 'transfer'. The prefix 'non-' was added to form 'non-transfer'.

Initially, 'transfer' meant 'to carry across', and 'non-transfer' evolved to mean the absence of this action.