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To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse; to communicate; to transmit; -- followed by to, into, on, upon., To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from., To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the Anglo-Saxon., To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its corresponding hydrocarbon., To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced.
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∙ 9y agoThe meaning of derived is something that is not original. It also refers to something that is developed or formed from something else.
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What prefixes means good?
Derived from the Latin, the prefix meaning "good" would be "bene-", as in "benefit" or "benediction". Derived from the Greek, the prefix meaning "good" would be "eu-" as in "euphoria" or "euphemism". The word "evangelist" is derived from the same root.
What is the origin of the idiom to wolf down?
It is not an idiom. It is an expression. The difference is that an idiom's meaning cannot be derived from the meaning of its individual words. In the expression wolfing down food, the meaning is clearly derived from the meaning of the words, and people have been saying it for hundreds of years.
What is the latin root of suffice?
From Latin 'sufficere'. Derived from ''sub' meaning up to, and root of 'facere' meaning to make
What are some English words derived from Persephone?
Possible "phone", meaning voice.
Which word is derived from two greek words meaning a circle of learning?
encyclopaedia
What do the names Justin and Blake mean?
Justin is derived from the Latin Iustinus, which was derived from Justus, meaning "just, righteous."Blake is derived from the Old English blæc meaning "black" or blāc meaning "pale".
How can lexical meaning be derived?
The lexical meaning of a word is given in a dictionary. Derivation is the history of that word's meaning. For example the word "derivation" (in this sense meaning "etymology") is derived from the Latin derivare, "to draw off," derived from de-, away, off, and rivus, stream.
What animal name is derived from the Latin word meaning thief?
The name ferret is derived from the Latin furittus, meaning "little thief"
Which word is derived from words meaning both whole and burned?
The word that is derived from words meaning both whole and burned is holocaust.
What is the word physic derived from?
Physics is derived from the greek word physikos meaning nature
What is an English word derived from the Latin root meaning to settle?
The English word derived from the Latin root meaning "to settle" is "sedentary."
What does the last name McConnell mean?
It's derived from the Gaelic Mac Conaill meaning "son of Conall". Conall is derived from "cú" meaning wolf and "gal" meaning valor.
What Latin word is environment derived from?
The Latin word "environment" is derived from "environs," which comes from the words "en," meaning "in" or "around," and "virer," meaning "to surround."
What periodic element derived from the name iris?
Iridium is derived from the word iris meaning rainbow.
What is Edmund?
derived from words meaning "wealth" and "protection
What is the meaning of the surname Provenzano?
The name is derived from a Sicilian word meaning "from Provence (in France)".
What is the meaning of Michelle?
Michelle is both french and hebrew-derived - meaning: 'who resembles God'
