| noun | (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase |
| verb | reason by deduction; establish by deduction |
| verb | obtain “derive pleasure from one's garden” |
| verb | come from “The present name derives from an older form” |
| verb | develop or evolve from a latent or potential state |
| verb | come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example “She was descended from an old Italian noble family” |
| derive | verb | come from |
| etymologize | verb | construct the history of words |
| deductive | adjective | involving inferences from general principles |
| deduction | noun | reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) |
| inference | noun | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation |
| derivation | noun | a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions |
| derivative | adjective | resulting from or employing derivation |
| deriving | noun | (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase |
| descent | noun | the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors |
| descendent | noun | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race |
| descendant | noun | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race |