derivations

derivation

• n.
  • the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)

    "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"

  • (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

    同义词：derivingetymologizing

  • 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'; `undo' from `do'
  • inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

    同义词：ancestrylineagefiliation

  • 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