Noun(1) the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues(2) (historical linguistics(3) a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions(4) (descriptive linguistics(5) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline(6) drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body(7) drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation(8) the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin(9) the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)(10) (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase(11) (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'(12) `undo' from `do'(13) root(14) source
Noun(1) the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues(2) (historical linguistics(3) a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions(4) (descriptive linguistics(5) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline(6) drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body(7) drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation(8) the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin(9) the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)(10) (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase(11) (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'(12) `undo' from `do'(13) root(14) source
(1) The combined isotopic data suggest derivation of the sediments from at least three distinct crustal source regions.(2) When I first came to the community I asked people for the derivation of the word.(3) But notice that this just pushes the assumption back, and eventually one will reach the beginning of the original derivation .(4) The derivation of snakes from mosasauroids implies a marine origin of snakes.(5) music of primarily Turkish derivation(6) The derivation of the word u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510quailu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb has been charmingly explored by the author who points out that it is an imitative name, cognate with u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510quacku251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb.(7) The derivation of the Chinese word Tai-wan is unknown, though its literal meaning is u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510terraced bay.u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb(8) The ancestral metazoan gene structure gives the most parsimonious derivation of its descendant genes.(9) Although some inventories after death and other records list imported pieces brought to New France by administrators, seigneurs and ecclesiastics, most Canadian furniture of French derivation was probably made locally in small quantities as early as 1640.(10) The derivation from the Greek word koros, which means insect, is supposed to describe the insect-like aroma of the leaves, although some experts argue that it is because those small brown seeds look like beetles.(11) But the similarity of the name to the Incan word makes the actual derivation ambiguous.(12) The high silica content suggests derivation from a high pressure metamorphic source.(13) Considering its derivation from pop fiction and movies, Greene's writing is better than it needed to be.(14) There is, to my mind, a distinction between the source from which the dividend is paid and the derivation of that source.(15) The precise derivation of the word has always been as contentious as it is obscure but it is tempting to see some shared lexical kinship with our New Year festivities.(16) the derivation of scientific laws from observation
