derived

/dɪˈɹaɪvd/
adjective

Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.

  2. A product of derivation.

    “The French language is derived from Latin.”

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Etymology

From derive + -ed.

DERIVED at a glance

DERIVED has 7 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1 + D 2) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,284 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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