derivation

derivation
der•i•va•tion
[[t]ˌdɛr əˈveɪ ʃən[/t]] n.
1) the act of deriving or the state of being derived
2) source; origin
3) something derived
4) math. development of a mathematical theorem
5) gram.
a) the process of adding affixes to or changing a base, thereby forming a word that may undergo further inflection or participate in different syntactic constructions, as in forming service from serve, song from sing, or hardness from hard
(contrasted with inflection).
b) gram. the systematic description of such processes in a language
Etymology: 1375–1425; < L der`i•va′tion•al, adj.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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