extraction vs derivation

derivation vs extraction

extraction and derivation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
extraction	Yes	No	No	No
derivation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, derivation is a hypernym of extraction; that is, derivation is a word with a broader meaning than extraction:

extraction: properties attributable to your ancestry
derivation: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

Other hypernyms of extraction include ancestry, filiation, lineage.

extraction (noun)	derivation (noun)
the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)	the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
properties attributable to your ancestry	drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means	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

Difference between extraction and derivation

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