derivations
Tracing linguistic roots
Derivations is the plural of derivation, which names something that comes from a source.
In grammar and linguistics, a derivation is a word formed from another: "happiness" derives from "happy," "unhappy" is another derivation.
In mathematics, derivation refers to the process of obtaining a derivative or working through logical steps to reach a conclusion.
More generally, any derivation traces something back to its origin: the derivation of the custom, a derivation of an earlier theory.
Word-modifying additions
- prefixesElements preceding roots
- suffixesElements following roots
- infixesMorphemes embedded within words
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
stem · base · morpheme · lexeme · inflection · conjugation · declension · compounding
Family line of descent
- sourcePoint of origin
- genesisPoint of creation
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
lineage · descent · extraction · pedigree · heritage · birthplace · etymology · tracing
Permanent DNA alteration
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- descentDownward slope or lineage
phylogeny · divergence · common ancestor · branching · cladistics · evolutionary tree · lineage · homology
affixes
Word-modifying additions
- prefixesElements preceding roots
- suffixesElements following roots
- infixesMorphemes embedded within words
root · stem · base · morpheme · lexeme · inflection · conjugation · declension · compounding · agglutination
ancestry
Family line of descent
- sourcePoint of origin
- genesisPoint of creation
- provenanceRecord of ownership
roots · lineage · descent · extraction · pedigree · heritage · birthplace · etymology · tracing · genealogy
mutation
Permanent DNA alteration
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
descent · phylogeny · divergence · common ancestor · branching · cladistics · evolutionary tree · lineage · homology
proof
Demonstration of truth
- theoremDemonstrated logical conclusion
- formulaFixed method or notation
- equationMathematical equality assertion
calculation · corollary · lemma · inference · deduction · working out · solution · algebraic · calculus · differential
- vocabularyword, words, new words, term, terms
- etymologyword origins, word history, word origin, etymon, root words
- word studyword origins, word roots, word meaning, word meanings, word formation
- word originsetymology, word origins, word origin, word history, word roots
- operator algebrasprojections, representations, factors, states, ideals
- parsingparser, parsing, context-free grammar, BNF, terminals
derivationsoriginals
Authentic first versions
origins · sources · roots · prototypes · archetypes
derivationsinventions
Original creations or devices
innovations · originals · first principles · breakthroughs · originations
derivationsintegrations
Acts of combining parts
axioms · postulates · primitives · first principles · inductions
- zero derivationClass change sans morphology