Timeline for Another word for the source or origin of a derivative
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| Feb 2, 2016 at 17:21 | comment | added | WS2 | Careful how you use derivative. It has acquired a very specific meaning. | |
| Feb 2, 2016 at 17:00 | vote | accept | StingyJack | ||
| Feb 2, 2016 at 16:25 | comment | added | Tim Ward | Well, in this case, then the answer is no. I'm fairly certain you won't find a term that is 'textually similar' to derive in this context (meaning 'source'), because the word derive itself means 'flow from', this same 'flow' as a English river, which shares its root origin. You could make a stretch of a connection and use the term fundamental, which shares a root origin with fount, which is contextually related to river. :) | |
| Feb 2, 2016 at 16:01 | history | edited | StingyJack | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 2, 2016 at 15:59 | comment | added | StingyJack | @TimWard - I'ts a terrible example, but the single-word-request tag said one was needed. I am just curious if there is a word following the same textual pattern. If the answer is "no" that is fine. | |
| Feb 2, 2016 at 15:54 | comment | added | Tim Ward | I'm distracted by the sentence in general. Isn't it obvious that derivation produces derivatives? And why would you want a form of derive (is that what you mean by "textually similar"?) as the noun object there? I'm not trying to be obtuse; I just don't understand your goal here. :) | |
| Feb 2, 2016 at 15:41 | answer | added | rkchl | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 2, 2016 at 15:11 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | Loosely speaking, derivation from cognates produces derivatives. | |
| Feb 2, 2016 at 15:03 | answer | added | Zbyněk Dráb | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 2, 2016 at 14:46 | comment | added | NVZ♦ | Integral? I don't think there's a word textually similar. | |
| Feb 2, 2016 at 14:33 | comment | added | Lawrence | Considering the etymology of derive, the word source is appropriate even though it isn't "textually similar". | |
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| Feb 2, 2016 at 14:25 | comment | added | Kevin Workman | What's wrong with just using "source"? | |
| Feb 2, 2016 at 14:21 | history | asked | StingyJack | CC BY-SA 3.0 |