'regionally-inspired' originates from Modern English, specifically the words 'regionally' and 'inspired', where 'region' comes from Latin 'regio' meaning 'boundary, area' and 'inspire' comes from Latin 'inspirare' meaning 'to breathe into'.

'regionally' developed from 'region' (via Old French and Latin 'regio'), and 'inspired' comes from Latin 'inspirare' which passed through Old French 'espirer/inspirer' and Middle English to become 'inspire(d)'; the compound 'regionally-inspired' is a modern English formation combining the adverbial form of 'region' with the past-participial adjective 'inspired'.

Initially, 'region' referred to an area or boundary and 'inspire' literally meant 'to breathe into'; over time these combined in modern usage to mean 'influenced by a particular region' rather than any literal breathing action.