derivation

Noun
  1. is a type of: beginning, origin, root, rootage, source - the place where something begins, where it springs into being
  2. referred to in: diachronic linguistics, diachrony, historical linguistics - the study of linguistic change
    is a type of: account, explanation - a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
    same as: deriving, etymologizing
  3. is a type of: illation, inference - the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
  4. referred to in: descriptive linguistics - a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments
    is a type of: linguistic process - a process involved in human language
    subtypes: eponymy - the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person
  5. tells us about:
    • purebred - bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain
    • crossbred - bred from parents of different varieties or species
    is a type of: hereditary pattern, inheritance - (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
    subtypes:
    same as: ancestry, filiation, lineage
  6. is a type of: drawing, drawing off - act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
  7. is a type of: drawing, drawing off - act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
  8. is a type of: act, deed, human action, human activity - something that people do or cause to happen

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