derived

verb

Derived is defined as came from or obtained from a specific source.

When your decor style comes from a picture you see online, this is an example of a time when your decor is derived from your inspiration picture.

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derived

Adjective

(comparative more derived, superlative most derived)

(systematics) Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
(systematics, comparable, archaic) Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
product of derivation
The French language is derived from Latin.

Usage notes

Modern systematics proscribes use of derived to mean "advanced", preferring to use derived to simply mean "changed from the ancestral state" without an evaluation of quality.

Verb