'heritage-inspired' originates from Modern English, specifically the noun 'heritage' and the past-participle adjective 'inspired'. 'heritage' ultimately comes from Old French 'eritage' and Medieval Latin 'hereditas', where 'heres' meant 'heir'. 'inspired' comes from Latin 'inspirare', where 'in-' meant 'into' and 'spirare' meant 'to breathe'.

'heritage' entered English via Old French 'eritage' and Medieval Latin 'hereditas', later appearing in Middle English as 'heritage'. 'inspired' developed from the Latin verb 'inspirare' via Old French/Latin forms into Middle and Modern English 'inspire' (past participle 'inspired'). The compound adjective 'heritage-inspired' is a modern English formation combining these elements to mean 'influenced by heritage'.

Initially, 'heritage' primarily meant 'inheritance' or 'that which is handed down', and 'inspire' originally meant 'to breathe into' (often with a divine sense). Over time 'inspire' broadened to mean 'to stimulate or influence', so 'heritage-inspired' evolved to mean 'motivated by or evoking cultural/traditional inheritance' in modern usage.