| the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin | a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments |
| drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation | |
| drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body | |
| inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | |
| a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions | |
| (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase | |
| the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) | |
| (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation | |