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derivation
Derivation comes from Latin derivatio ‘derivation, etymology’, from derivō ‘to draw or lead off’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- ‘to move, set in motion’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reyH-‘to move, set in motion’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃riHwósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rīwosreconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCErīvos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErīvus‘a small stream (of water)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErīvō‘to lead or draw off’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEderivōas dērīvāre‘to draw or lead off’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEderivatioas dērīvātiō‘derivation, etymology’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600dérivation
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500derivacioun
- Englishearliest quotation 2014derivation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reyH-‘to move, set in motion’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃riHwósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rīwosreconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCErīvos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErīvus‘a small stream (of water)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErīvō‘to lead or draw off’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEderivōas dērīvāre‘to draw or lead off’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEderivatioas dērīvātiō‘derivation, etymology’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600dérivation
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500derivacioun
- Englishearliest quotation 2014derivation
Earliest quotation: 2014, Magician’s brain: “There were also letters to scientists and other scholars,…”
Formed from derive + -ation
The story
Morphologically derive + -ation.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- ‘to move, set in motion’
ride, riding, raid, rin, irritable, irritate, ritter, overridden, ern, 13 more
through Latin rīvus ‘a small stream (of water)’
Today it means
noun A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- / derivation