derivation

What does derivation mean?

• noun

  (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

• noun

  inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

• noun

  a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions

• noun

  (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation

• noun

  drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body

• noun

  drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation

• noun

  the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin

• noun

  the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)

Anagrams of derivation