Derivation vs. Origin — What's the Difference?

The act or process of deriving.

The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived.

The state or fact of being derived; origination

Often origins Ancestry

Something derived; a derivative.

The fact of originating; rise or derivation

The form or source from which something is derived; an origin.

(Anatomy) The point of attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during contraction.

The historical origin and development of a word; an etymology.

(Mathematics) The point of intersection of coordinate axes, as in the Cartesian coordinate system.

The process by which words are formed from existing words or bases by adding affixes, as singer from sing or undo from do, by changing the shape of the word or base, as song from sing, or by adding an affix and changing the pronunciation of the word or base, as electricity from electric.

The beginning of something.

In generative linguistics, the generation of a linguistic structure through an ordered or partially ordered series of operations on other structures, such as the creation of a surface structure from a deep structure, or of a complex word from its morphological components.

The source of a river, information, goods, etc.

The formal description of the process of such generation.

(mathematics) The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.

Logic & Mathematics A logical or mathematical process indicating through a sequence of statements that a result such as a theorem or a formula necessarily follows from the initial assumptions.

(anatomy) The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.

A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.

(cartography) An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.

The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.

(in the plural) Ancestry.

The act of tracing origin or descent.

The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.

(grammar) Forming a new word by changing the base of another word or by adding affixes to it.

That from which anything primarily proceeds; the fountain; the spring; the cause; the occasion.

The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted.

The point of attachment or end of a muscle which is fixed during contraction; - in contradistinction to insertion.

That from which a thing is derived.

The place where something begins, where it springs into being;

That which is derived; a derivative; a deduction.

Properties attributable to your ancestry;

(mathematics) The operation of deducing one function from another according to a fixed definition, referred to as derivation or differentiation; this is the inverse operation to integration.

An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

(medicine) A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process.

The point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero

A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.

The descendants of one individual;

The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.

The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Aryan root.

The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted.

That from which a thing is derived.

That which is derived; a derivative; a deduction.

The operation of deducing one function from another according to some fixed law, called the law of derivation, as the operation of differentiation or of integration.

A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process.

The formation of a word from its more original or radical elements; also, a statement of the origin and history of a word.

The source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues);

(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

A line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions

(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'

Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

Drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body

Drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation