derive

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To get or obtain something from a source.

   She derives great pleasure from working in her garden.

2. 2
   verb

   To come from or develop out of something else.

   The present name derives from an older French word.

3. 3
   verb

   To reach a conclusion by reasoning.

   From these facts we can derive a simple conclusion.

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Simplified etymology

Derive, recorded in late Middle English, originally meant “draw a fluid through or into a channel.” It comes from Latin elements meaning “down or away” and rivus “stream,” the latter also underlying rival.

From Middle English deriven, from Old French deriver, from Latin dērīvō (“to lead, turn, or draw off (a liquid), draw off, derive”), from dē (“away”) + rīvus (“a stream”); see rival. Unrelated to arrive.

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