derive

Meaning

1. (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
2. (transitive) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
3. (transitive) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
4. (transitive) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
5. (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
6. To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
7. (proscribed, transitive) To differentiate (a function).

Synonyms

originate

come

descend

deduce

stem

result

infer

draw

accrue

come from

obtain

deduct

procure

acquire

spring

educe

produce

get

gain

generate

derivation

yield

elicit

arise

take

bring about

draw out

manufacture

chair

🪑

cause

be due

create

convey

carry off

contract

feel

conduct

carry

bear

🐻

compere

experience

eventuate

come up with

call the shots

export

extract

enlist

fetch

find

🔍

earn

Translations

dériver

afleiden

derivare

derivar

derivar

ableiten

provenir

herleiten

découler

discendere

aftappen

abstammen

derivar

εξάγω

ricavare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈɹaɪv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: deriven

In summary

From Middle English deriven, from Old French deriver, from Latin dērīvō (“to lead, turn, or draw off (a liquid), draw off, derive”), from dē (“away”) + rīvus (“a stream”); see rival. Unrelated to arrive.

Sentences

The name is said to derive from the Latin "decumanus", a farmer of tithes .