transitive verb derived -·rived′, deriving -·riv′·ing

1. to get or receive (something) from a source
2. to get by reasoning; deduce or infer
3. to trace from or to a source; show the derivation of
4. Chem. to obtain or produce (a compound) from another compound by replacing one element with one or more other elements

Etymology: ME deriven < OFr deriver < L derivare, to divert, orig., to turn a stream from its channel < de-, from + rivus, a stream: see rival

intransitive verb