Derived
adj, verb
adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of derive form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species. not-comparable
- 2 Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms. archaic, comparable, not-comparable
- 3 A product of derivation not-comparable
"The French language is derived from Latin."
Adjective
- 1 formed or developed from something else; not original wordnet
Example
More examples"A lot of English words are derived from Latin."