derive.
To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
Meaning & usage
To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
Reading books is the best way to derive knowledge.
To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
To originate or stem (from).
Her excellent organisation skills derive from her time as a secretary in the army.
To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
To differentiate (a function).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English deriven, from Old French deriver, from Latin dērīvō (“to lead, turn, or draw off (a liquid), draw off, derive”), from dē (“away”) + rīvus (“a stream”); see rival. Unrelated to arrive.
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