Noun

• S: (n) derivation (the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)) "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"
• S: (n) deriving, derivation, etymologizing ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)
• S: (n) derivation (a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions)
• S: (n) derivation ((descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation) "`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations"
• S: (n) ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• attribute
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) derive [Related to: derivation] (come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example) "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
• S: (n) derivation (drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body)
• S: (n) derivation (drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation)
• S: (n) derivation (the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin)