What is the act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Aryan root called?
derivation — The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Aryan root. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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