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derivation

noun
  1. the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
  2. drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
  3. drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
  4. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
    ancestrylineagefiliation
  5. a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
  6. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
    derivingetymologizing
  7. the source or origin from which something derives i.e. comes from
    “I prefer shoes of Italian derivation.”
  8. (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”