to obtain or receive, esp from a specified source
to obtain or receive (something), esp from a specified source
to obtain (a chemical) from a parent substance
to infer or deduce (something)
to trace the process by which one thing is obtained or develops from another
to form (something) by derivation
(+ from) to come as a derivative
derivable adj
[Middle English deriven to draw off liquid, via French from Latin derivare, from de- + rivus stream]