Where does “derive” come from?
Derive comes from Middle English deriven, from Old French deriver, from Latin derivo, a compound of Latin de and a root from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- meaning to move or flow.
derive (English): To obtain or receive from something else; To...
Definitions
- To obtain or receive from something else; To...
Ancestry of “derive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | dérive | drift; centreboard; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | French | dériver | to derive; to drift; to redirect, to divert |
| 3 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 4 | Middle French | dés- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “derive”