derived

Verb

• reason by deduction; establish by deduction
• obtain
• come from
• develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
• come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
• simple past and past participle of derive

Adjective

• formed or developed from something else; not original; - John Dewey
  • "the belief that classes and organizations are secondary and derived"

Adj

• Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
• Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
• A product of derivation

Examples

• The French language is derived from Latin.

Synonyms

come, deduce, deduct, derive, descend, educe, gain, infer

Antonyms

underived

Related Words

apomorphy

Anagrams of derived