sine qua nonsi‧ne qua non /ˌsɪni kwɑː ˈnəʊn $ -ˈnɑːn/ noun [singular] formalWord Origin
WORD ORIGINsine qua non
Origin:
1600-1700Late Latin ‘without which not’
something that you must have, or which must exist, before something else can happenSYN prerequisitesine qua non for/of The control of inflation is a sine qua non for economic stability.