English to English
noun
- the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
He prefers shoes of Italian derivation.
Music of Turkish derivation.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
source: WordNet 3.0
- a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
source: WordNet 3.0
- (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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
source: WordNet 3.0
- drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
source: WordNet 3.0
- drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
source: WordNet 3.0
- A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
source: Webster 1913
- The formation of a word from its more original or radical elements; also, a statement of the origin and history of a word.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [derivécien] Pagkahangò sa ibá
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
