derivation
(noun)
noun
1. the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
- he prefers shoes of Italian derivation
- music of Turkish derivation
Definition categories: location, beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
2. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
Similar word(s): deriving, etymologizing
Definition categories: communication, account, explanation
3. a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
Definition categories: thought, illation, inference
4. (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation
- `singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations
Definition categories: process
5. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Similar word(s): ancestry, filiation, lineage
Definition categories: attribute, inheritance
6. drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
Definition categories: act, drawing
7. drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
Definition categories: act, drawing
8. the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin