Dictionary definition · derive
verb
- reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- obtain"derive pleasure from one's garden"
- obtain from a particular source"The present name derives from an older form"
- develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example"She was descended from an old Italian noble family"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).