<p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).</li><li>to trace from a source or origin: English words derived from German.</li><li>to reach or obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer.</li><li>to produce or obtain (a substance) from another.</li><li>to create (a new linguistic form) by adding affixes to or changing the shape of a root or base: The word “runner” is derived from “run.”</li></ul><p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>to come from a source or origin; originate (often followed by from).</li></ul>