derivation
derivation is a valid 10-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What does derivation mean?
(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase.
Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline.
A line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions.
(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation.
“`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations”
Drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body.
Drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation.
The act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin.
The source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues).
“he prefers shoes of Italian derivation”
“music of Turkish derivation”