1. the process of obtaining or developing something from a source or origin
2. something that is derived from another source
3. the tracing of a word back to its root or source
Usage: linguistics

Examples

• The derivations of many English words can be traced back to Latin.
• Students studied the derivations of various chemical compounds.
• The mathematician showed several derivations of the theorem.
• These modern art forms are derivations of classical techniques.
• The derivation of this formula requires advanced calculus.
• Etymology books contain derivations of thousands of words.