'Western-inspired' is a compound of 'Western' and 'inspired.' 'Western' comes from English usage meaning 'of or relating to the west' (see below), and 'inspired' derives from Latin 'inspirare' meaning 'to breathe into' (used figuratively as 'to influence' or 'to stimulate').

'Inspired' originates from Latin 'inspirare' (in- 'into' + spirare 'to breathe'), passed into Old French and Middle English as forms like 'inspiren'/'inspirer' and developed into modern English 'inspire' and its past participle 'inspired'. 'Western' developed from Old English 'westerne' (from 'west' + adjectival suffix '-ern'), with 'west' tracing to Proto-Germanic 'westraz' and PIE root *wes- meaning 'west'. The compound 'Western-inspired' is a modern adjectival formation combining these elements to mean 'influenced by the West' or 'in the style of Western (or Western-genre) motifs.'

Originally, Latin 'inspirare' meant 'to breathe into' (literal), then figuratively 'to influence' or 'to infuse with a thought or feeling.' 'West' originally indicated a direction; over time 'Western' came to denote not only direction but cultural/geographical identity (Europe/North America) and genre references (the 'Western' film/novel). The compound's current meaning—'influenced by Western culture or Western-genre aesthetics'—follows from these shifts.