derivation

nouns

the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)

"he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"

derivation

is derived from

derive

is derived from

derive

is derived from

derive

is a type of (narrower)

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

"the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

beginning, origin, root, rootage, source

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

derivation, deriving, etymologizing

is derived from

derive

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

derivation

is derived from

derive

is a type of (narrower)

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

illation, inference

(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"

derivation

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domain category

a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments

descriptive linguistics

is a type of (narrower)

a process involved in human language

linguistic process