'Amorite-influenced' is a compound formed from 'Amorite' + 'influenced'. 'Amorite' originates from Akkadian, specifically the word 'Amurru', where 'Amurru' referred to the Amorite people and the region associated with them. 'Influenced' derives from Latin 'influere' (to flow into) via Old French and Middle English, where the past participle came to mean 'affected or shaped by'.

'Amorite' changed from Akkadian 'Amurru' into Northwest Semitic forms (Hebrew ʿAmorî), entered Biblical and classical texts and later became the English 'Amorite'. 'Influere' transformed through Old French 'influencer' and Middle English 'influence' and produced the past-participle form 'influenced' used in Modern English; the compound 'Amorite-influenced' is a modern descriptive formation.

Initially, 'Amorite' designated a specific ancient people and their territory; over time it has also served as an adjective describing origins or affinities. 'Influence' originally meant 'to flow in' (literal) and later acquired the figurative sense 'to have an effect on', which is the sense used in 'influenced' today.