derivation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin (noun.act)

hypernym	:	act, deed, human action, human activity,
definition	:	something that people do or cause to happen (noun.tops)

2. drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation (noun.act)

hypernym	:	drawing, drawing off, drawing, drawing off,
definition	:	act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source (noun.act)

3. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	hereditary pattern, inheritance,
definition	:	(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	descent, extraction, origin,
definition	:	properties attributable to your ancestry (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	bloodline, pedigree,
definition	:	ancestry of a purebred animal (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	purebred,
definition	:	bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain (adj.all)

attribute	:	crossbred,
definition	:	bred from parents of different varieties or species (adj.all)

4. a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	illation, inference,
definition	:	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 (noun.cognition)

5. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	account, explanation,
definition	:	a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. (noun.communication)

domain category	:	diachronic linguistics, diachrony, historical linguistics,
definition	:	the study of linguistic change (noun.cognition)

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

hypernym	:	beginning, origin, root, rootage, source,
definition	:	the place where something begins, where it springs into being (noun.location)

7. (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation (noun.process)

hypernym	:	linguistic process,
definition	:	a process involved in human language (noun.process)

hyponym	:	eponymy,
definition	:	the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person (noun.process)

domain category	:	descriptive linguistics,
definition	:	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 (noun.cognition)

8. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	come, derive, descend,
definition	:	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)

9. a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	deduce, deduct, derive, infer,
definition	:	reason by deduction; establish by deduction (verb.cognition)

10. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase (noun.communication)

derivation	:	derive,
definition	:	come from (verb.change)

derivation	:	etymologise, etymologize,
definition	:	construct the history of words (verb.cognition)

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

derivation	:	derive, educe,
definition	:	develop or evolve from a latent or potential state (verb.change)

derivation	:	derive,
definition	:	come from (verb.change)

derivation	:	come, derive, descend,
definition	:	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)

12. (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation (noun.process)

derivation	:	derive,
definition	:	come from (verb.change)

13. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	come, derive, descend,
definition	:	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)

14. a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	deduce, deduct, derive, infer,
definition	:	reason by deduction; establish by deduction (verb.cognition)

15. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase (noun.communication)

derivation	:	derive,
definition	:	come from (verb.change)

derivation	:	etymologise, etymologize,
definition	:	construct the history of words (verb.cognition)

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

derivation	:	derive, educe,
definition	:	develop or evolve from a latent or potential state (verb.change)

derivation	:	derive,
definition	:	come from (verb.change)

derivation	:	come, derive, descend,
definition	:	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)

17. (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation (noun.process)

derivation	:	derive,
definition	:	come from (verb.change)

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