DERIVATIVE, in grammar, a word which is derived from another called its primitive. See PRIMITIVE.
Thus, manhood is derived from man, deity from Deus, and lawyer from law.
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DERIVATIVE, in grammar, a word which is derived from another called its primitive. See PRIMITIVE.
Thus, manhood is derived from man, deity from Deus, and lawyer from law.