[abritinthebay]

In both those examples the thing is “rooted in” the item/thing you mention.

So while, yes there is nuance, they still broadly mean the same thing: you actually just gave two examples agreeing with me.

[bonesss]

Nope.

And directly conflicting definitions are not "nuance". You are missing a qualifier in order to make the point you think you're making (ie "the design of X is rooted in..."). You've also wilfully read past both examples in order to stretch this point.

Inspiration can not be understood as "rooted in". That is not how words or sentences work. The millenium falcon is not rooted in Hamburgers. "Imagine" is not rooted in Yoko Ono.