derivation
Collocations
4ADJ.
excellent
VERB + DERIVATION
compounding, find
DERIVATION + NOUN
system, word
ADV.
only
Definitions
noun
A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.
The act of tracing origin or descent; an instance thereof (for example, an etymology).
the derivation of a word from an Indo-European root
Forming a new word by changing the base of another word or by adding affixes to it.
The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4the derivation of a word from an Indo-European root
WiktionaryEsperanto has an excellent derivation system.
Tatoeba · #9432736Some people find derivation to be more logical and regular in Ido than in Esperanto.
Tatoeba · #9432738Linguistic purism is a silly idea; compounding, conversion, and derivation can only take you so far.
Tatoeba · #13692873