'nonpolitical' originates from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and the word 'political', which comes from the Greek word 'politikos', meaning 'of, for, or relating to citizens'.

'politikos' transformed into the Latin word 'politicus', and eventually became the modern English word 'political'. The prefix 'non-' was added to form 'nonpolitical'.

Initially, 'politikos' meant 'of citizens', but over time, 'political' evolved to mean 'related to government or public affairs'. 'Nonpolitical' retains the meaning of 'not related to politics'.