derived

4.8

Made from something else and not original

adjective
/dɪˈraɪvd/

: derivado

Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek languages.

It's the oldest mammalian derived life form that we know of.

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Examples

It didn't change the fact that some visceral enjoyment was derived from looking at this painting.
Here's the US total fertility rate that's derived from World Bank data.
In other words, your sense of who you are is derived from thought.

Evan Carmichael
It's all derived from our Christian and background, I think.
Gold value is derived just from, again, its properties as a metal.
That is, it's derived from a fingerprint rather than a drop of blood.
It's the oldest mammalian derived life form that we know of.

TED-Ed
Tonic is quinine, which is a compound that's derived from cincona, which is a A bark.
The recipe features a sauce that is derived from traditional Italian ingredients.
Her confidence is derived from years of professional experience in her field.

Antonyms

original

∞ 2.8

Not a copy and existing as the first form

novel

72 5.1

New and different, not seen or done before

underived

9.0

Not made from something else and usually the original form

Compounds

derived function

Specialized

7.5

A function that shows the slope of another function at each point

How Original

innovative

165 5.5

original

∞ 2.8

derived

4.8

Surface Forms

derived positive

Morphology

derived = derive (transparent) = derive + ed

A standard past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'derive'; the adjective meaning follows directly from 'derive'.

Etymology

The word derived comes from Latin parts de- which means 'from' and rivus which means 'stream', the same root as English river, so it pictures something 'flowing from' a source. That's why when something is derived it is formed or developed 'from' something else, not original.