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# derived

adjective (derived); past form of verb derive (derive, derives, derived, deriving)

«derived» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Coming from or made from something else (a word derived from Latin). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derived/#m1)
2. (maths) Worked out from other facts (a derived formula). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derived/#m2)
3. Past form of derive: to get something from a source (derive pleasure from reading). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derived/#m3)

### In the lessons

In English: words derived from Latin, Greek or French; prefixes and suffixes make derived words. In science: medicines derived from plants; derived units (speed = distance ÷ time). In maths: a result derived from a rule. Phrase: derived from.

### Examples

- The word «octopus» is derived from Greek. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derived/#x1)
- Aspirin was first derived from willow bark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derived/#x2)
- Speed is a derived unit: metres per second. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derived/#x3)
- The formula was derived from the area of a rectangle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derived/#x4)
- She derived great joy from painting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derived/#x5)
- Many English words are derived from French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derived/#x6)
- The name Leshy or Lyeshy is derived from lyes, a forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derived/#x7)

### Note

Followed by «from». Noun: derivation; derivative (something that comes from something else). In maths and science, derived quantities come from base ones by multiplying or dividing.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah says air comes from spirit and balances fire and water. The idea is that all things come from the one divine Name. In the primary lessons: In English: words derived from Latin, Greek or French; prefixes and suffixes make derived words. In science: medicines derived from plants; derived units (speed = distance ÷ time). In maths: a result derived from a rule. Phrase: derived from.

### Examples

- Water is silent, Fire is sibilant, and Air derived fron the Spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derived/#x1)
- Water is silent, Fire is sibilant, and Air derived from the Spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derived/#x2)
- Name; thus all forms and all speech are derived from the one Name. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derived/#x3)

### Note

Followed by «from». Noun: derivation; derivative (something that comes from something else). In maths and science, derived quantities come from base ones by multiplying or dividing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «derived» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derived/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «derived» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/derived/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«derived» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/derived.html) on Mova free.