🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Derivar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deɾiˈvaɾ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Derive/dɪˈraɪv/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Os cientistas derivam novas teorias a partir de dados experimentais."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To obtain something from a specified source.

    "Scientists derive new theories from experimental data."
  2. 2

    To trace the origin or development of something.

    "The word 'philosophy' is derived from the Greek 'philosophia'."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'derive' originates from the Latin 'derivare', meaning 'to draw off or divert'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to encompass the sense of obtaining or receiving from a source.

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