derivation

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
• the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
• (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
• a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
• (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation
• drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
• drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
• the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
• A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source
• The act of receiving anything from a source
• The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or genealogy
• The state or method of being derived
• That from which a thing is derived
• That which is derived
• 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
• A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process

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