derived

English

Etymology

From derive + -ed.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈɹaɪvd/

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• Rhymes: -aɪvd

Adjective

derived (not comparable)

1. (systematics) Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
2. (comparable, archaic, taxonomy) Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
3. A product of derivation.

   The French language is derived from Latin.

Usage notes

Modern systematics proscribes use of derived to mean "advanced", preferring to use derived to simply mean "changed from the ancestral state" without an evaluation of quality.

Derived terms

• bioderived
• derived category
• derived characteristic
• derived class
• derived function
• derived functor
• derived group
• derivedness
• derived psychoactive cannabis product
• derived subgroup
• derived term
• derived unit
• food-derived illness
• haemoderived
• hemp-derived cannabinoid
• nonderived
• trackside-derived
• underived

Translations

of conditions unique to the descendant species

possessing features believed to be advanced

product of deriving

• Czech: odvozený
• Finnish: johdettu (fi)
• Polish: pochodny (pl)
• Romanian: derivat (ro)

See also

• apomorphy

Verb

derived

1. simple past and past participle of derive