Derivation

A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.

The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.

The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Aryan root.

The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted.

That from which a thing is derived.

That which is derived; a derivative; a deduction.

The operation of deducing one function from another according to some fixed law, called the law of derivation, as the of differentiation or of integration.

A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process.

a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions

(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"

drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation

drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body

(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"