derive (EN)

verb

verb “derive”

1. to obtain something (e.g. pleasure) from something else
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   She derived great satisfaction from helping others.
2. to originate
   His love for cooking derives from his grandmother's influence.
3. to reach a conclusion by thinking through details logically
   From the clues given, the detective derived that the suspect was lying.
4. to trace the origin and historical development of a word or phrase
   Linguists derived the word "butterfly" from the Old English word "buttorfleoge".
5. to produce a new chemical substance from another substance through a chemical reaction
   The scientist derived the new drug from a natural plant extract.