'Amorite-inspired' originates from English, specifically the compound of 'Amorite' and 'inspired'. 'Amorite' names the ancient Semitic people known from Akkadian and Biblical sources, and 'inspired' comes from Latin 'inspirare' meaning 'to breathe into'.

'Amorite' ultimately derives from Akkadian 'Amurru' (and related Sumerian forms such as 'Mar-tu') referring to the Amorite people and the region associated with them; the English term entered scholarly and biblical English and later combined with adjectives like 'inspired' to form descriptive compounds such as 'Amorite-inspired'.

Initially, 'Amorite' referred specifically to a member of the Amorite people or things directly connected to them; over time it has also been used adjectivally to describe styles, motifs, or works that are influenced by or evocative of Amorite culture—hence compounds like 'Amorite-inspired'.