'non-transport' originates from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and the word 'transport' from Latin 'transportare', where 'trans-' meant 'across' and 'portare' meant 'to carry'.

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

Initially, 'transport' meant 'to carry across', but 'non-transport' evolved to mean 'not related to carrying or moving'.