Derived
/dɪˈraɪvd/noun
Obtained or developed from a source or origin; not original in itself.
Did you know?Derived comes from Latin *derivare*, literally “to draw off water,” a vivid image of streams being diverted from their original course into a new channel.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
derivare
“to draw off water, divert a stream”
Late Latin
Latin
derivatus
“drawn off, diverted”
Old French
Old French
deriver
“to derive, draw off”
14th Century
English
deriven
“to draw off a stream; to obtain from a source”
Modern English
English
derived
“obtained or developed from a source”
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