Where does “derivative” come from?
Derivative comes from Middle French dérivatif, from Latin derivatus (past participle of derivo, meaning "to lead away"), formed from de- and a root meaning "to flow."
derivative (English): Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or...
Definitions
- Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or...
Ancestry of “derivative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | dérivatif | — |
| 2 | Latin | dērīvātus | drawn off, diverted, derived |
| 3 | Latin | dērīvō | To draw or lead off |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “derivative”
- derivatively
- nonderivative
- antiderivative
- derivativeness
- underivative
- coderivative
- hydroxyderivative
- monoderivative
- subderivative
- hemoderivative
- haemoderivative
- デリバティブ
- polyderivative
- quasi-derivative
- multiderivative
- superderivative
- derivatography
- inderivatively
- aeroderivative
- derivativity
- fluoroderivative
- hydroderivative
- inderivative
- iododerivative