'nonvining' originates from English, specifically formed by the negative prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non' meaning 'not') attached to 'vining' (derived from the noun 'vine' + the suffix '-ing').

'vine' changed from Old French 'vigne' (from Latin 'vinea') into Middle English as 'vine', which yielded adjectival/verb forms such as 'vining'; the modern compound 'nonvining' was formed in English by adding the productive prefix 'non-'.

Initially related to the noun 'vine' (a grapevine or climbing plant); over time 'vining' came to mean 'having or producing vines', and with the prefix 'non-' it now means 'not having or producing vines'.