derivation

n. source, origin; something that has been derived; act of deriving; (Grammar) process of making new words from a root word (ex: "painting from the word "paint")

Derivation may mean:Derivation (abstract algebra)Derivation (linguistics)Derivation may also refer to:Parse treeThe creation of a derived row, in the twelve-tone musical techniqueAn after-the-fact justification for an action, in the work of sociologist Vilfredo ParetoProof
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Noun
1. the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"
(hypernym) beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
(derivation) derive, come, descend
2. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
(synonym) deriving, etymologizing
(hypernym) explanation, account
(derivation) derive
(classification) historical linguistics
3. a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
(hypernym) inference, illation
(derivation) deduce, infer, deduct, derive
4. (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'
(hypernym) linguistic process
(derivation) derive
(classification) synchronic linguistics, descriptive linguistics
5. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
(synonym) ancestry, lineage, filiation
(hypernym) inheritance, hereditary pattern
(hyponym) breed, strain
(attribute) purebred
(derivation) derive, come, descend
6. drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
(hypernym) drawing, drawing off
7. drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
(hypernym) drawing, drawing off

n. diversion, derivation, deriving, drift, elicitation

(n.)
The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted.
  

(n.)
The operation of deducing one function from another according to some fixed law, called the law of derivation, as the of differentiation or of integration.
  

(n.)
The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Aryan root.
  

(n.)
The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.
  

(n.)
That which is derived; a derivative; a deduction.
  

(n.)
That from which a thing is derived.
  

(n.)
A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
  

(n.)
A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process.