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Phrase(s): derive something from something
to show how something is descended from something else. • Is it possible to derive this word from Greek? • Is this word derived from Latin?, Phrase(s): derive from something
to come from something; to evolve from something. (Usually in reference to a word and its etymological history.) • This word derives from an ancient Celtic word. • What does the English word skirt derive from?, Phrase(s): derive something from someone or something
to draw or abstract something from someone or something. • She derives a lot of spiritual support from her religion. • She derives her patience from her mother.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs