derivations

Meanings

Noun

• the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
• (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
• a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
• (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"
• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
• drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
• drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
• the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
• plural of derivation

Synonyms

ancestry, derivation, deriving, etymologizing, filiation, lineage