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# derivation

«derivation» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **where it comes from and how it was made, for example from…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a derivation, derivations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The derivation of a word is where it comes from and how it was made, for example from Latin or from another English word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derivation/#m1)

2) (maths) A derivation is a step-by-step working that shows how a formula or answer is reached. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derivation/#m2)

3) (formal) Derivation is getting something from a source, like getting a product from a plant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derivation/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons it is about word origins (etymology) and making new words with prefixes and suffixes: «happiness» is derived from «happy». In maths and science, a derivation shows how a rule is worked out from other rules. It tells the reader where something comes from. Phrases: «of Latin derivation», «the derivation of a formula».

### examples

- Many offspring or derivations came from the latter three, as their progenitors, as it is explained afterwards in the chapter. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derivation/#x1)
- The derivation of «tele» is a Greek word meaning «far». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derivation/#x2)
- «Unkind» is a derivation from «kind». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derivation/#x3)
- The word «sandwich» has an interesting derivation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derivation/#x4)
- Show the derivation of the area formula. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derivation/#x5)
- The teacher wrote the derivation on the board step by step. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derivation/#x6)
- Many English words are of French derivation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derivation/#x7)
- The derivation of rubber from trees takes a lot of work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derivation/#x8)

### note

Countable: a derivation, derivations. Verb: derive (derive from); adjective: derivative, derived. In grammar, derivation (making new words: kind → kindness) is different from inflection (changing the form of the same word: kind → kinder). «Etymology» is the study of word origins.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «derivation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derivation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.