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derive [ de·rive ]
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1. Obtain something from (a specified source)
they derived great comfort from this assurance
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2. (derive something from) Base a concept on an extension or modification of (another concept)
The concepts are derived from many fields, including statistics, psychology, and logic.
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3. (derive from) (of a word) have (a specified word, usually of another language) as a root or origin.
The word syrup derives from the same Arabic root as the word sherbet.
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4. (derive from) Arise from or originate in (a specified source)
The benefits of preserving rainforest derive from two sources.
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5. (be derived from) (of a sentence in a natural language) be linked by a set of stages to (its underlying logical form).
In this theory, a passive was no longer to be derived from an active sentence, but both from a common deep structure which was neither active nor passive.
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6. (be derived from) (of a substance) be formed or prepared by (a chemical or physical process affecting another substance)
It is concentrated in this plant's leaves and is derived from pyridine molecules.
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7. Obtain (a function or equation) from another by a sequence of logical steps, for example by differentiation.
The fractional form that we have derived is called the continued fraction.
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Origin
1. Late Middle English (in the sense ‘draw a fluid through or into a channel’): from Old French deriver or Latin derivare, from de- ‘down, away’ + rivus ‘brook, stream’.
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