English Synonym Finder

derivation

Definitions

The action of obtaining or developing something from a source or origin.

The process by which a word is formed from another word or base.

The source or origin from which something is derived.

Examples

The mathematical derivation of the formula took several pages of complex calculations.

Linguists often study the derivation of words to understand how languages evolve over time.

His theory was a logical derivation from the principles established by his predecessors.

Synonyms

origin source root etymology genesis descent ancestry

Antonyms

conclusion end result termination consequence outcome effect