'noneducational' originates from the prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non' meaning 'not') combined with 'educational' (from Latin 'educatio'/'educare'), where 'educare' meant 'to bring up' or 'to rear'.

'educational' developed from Latin 'educatio' (noun) and the verb 'educare'; it entered English via Middle French/Latin influences as 'education' and then formed the adjective 'educational'; the modern compound 'noneducational' formed by attaching the negative prefix 'non-' to that adjective in English.

Initially related to 'bringing up' or 'rearing' (Latin sense), 'education' and its derivatives shifted toward formal instruction and schooling; 'noneducational' therefore now means 'not related to instruction or formal teaching'.