- derivation - the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"
--1 is a kind of beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
Derived forms: verb derive5, verb derive3, verb derive4 - deriving, derivation, etymologizing - (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
--2 is a kind of explanation, account
Derived form: verb derive3 - derivation - a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
--3 is a kind of inference, illation
Derived form: verb derive1 - derivation - (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'
--4 is a kind of linguistic process
Derived form: verb derive3 - ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation - inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
--5 is a kind of inheritance, hereditary pattern
--5 has particulars:breed, strain; origin, descent, extraction; pedigree, bloodline Derived form: verb derive5 - derivation - drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
--6 is a kind of drawing, drawing off
- derivation - drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
--7 is a kind of drawing, drawing off
- derivation - drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation