'non-meiotic' is formed in English by adding the prefix 'non-' (meaning 'not') to 'meiotic', which comes from 'meiosis', itself from Greek 'meioun' meaning 'to lessen'.

'non-meiotic' was created in modern English by combining 'non-' and 'meiotic', with 'meiotic' derived from 'meiosis', which entered English via New Latin from Greek.

Initially, it meant 'not relating to meiosis', and this meaning has remained unchanged in modern usage.