transitive verb derived, deriving
- to get or receive (something) from a source
- to get by reasoning; deduce or infer
- to trace from or to a source; show the derivation of
- Chem. to obtain or produce (a compound) from another compound by replacing one element with one or more other elements
Origin:
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
to come (from); be derived; originate