derivative
noun/dɪˈrɪvətɪv/
/dɪˈrɪvətɪv/
- a word or thing that has been developed or produced from another word or thing
- ‘Happiness’ is a derivative of ‘happy’.
- Plastic is a derivative of petroleum.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the adjective sense ‘having the power to draw off’, and in the noun sense ‘a word derived from another’): from French dérivatif, -ive, from Latin derivativus, from derivare, from de- ‘down, away’ + rivus ‘brook, stream’.Want to learn more?
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