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dērīvāmentum, i, n. [derivo], a derivation, Sen. Ep. ad Paul. 14.

dērīvātĭo, ōnis, f. [derivo], a leading off, turning off, turning away.

  1. I. Lit.: derivationes fluminum, * Cic. Off. 2, 4, 14: sollemnis (sc. lacus Albani), Liv. 5, 15 (cf. shortly before, priusquam ex lacu Albano aqua emissa foret).
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. In gen.: dictum aliquod in aliquem usum tuum opportuna derivatione convertere, Macr. S. 6, 1.
    2. B. Esp.
      1. 1. In grammat. lang., derivation, etymology of words, Plin. ap. Serv. Aen. 9, 706; Dig. 50, 16, 57; Charis. p. 73 P. et saep.
      2. 2. In rhetor.
          1. (α) An exchanging of one word for another of like meaning, to soften the expression (as fortis for temerarius, liberalis for prodigus, etc.), Quint. 3, 7, 25.
          2. (β) As rhet. fig. = παρηγμένον, the development of a preceding statement or conception into a new thought, Jul. Ruf. Schem. Lex. § 14.

dērīvātīvus, a, um, adj. [derivo], in the later grammat. lang., derivative: nomina, Prisc. p. 593 P.: species verborum, id. p. 824 ib. et saep.

dē-rīvo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [rivus], to lead, turn, or draw off a liquid, from or to a place.

  1. I. Prop.: de fluvio aquam, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 12 sq.: aqua ex flumine derivata, * Caes. B. G. 7, 72, 3: flumen, Hirt. ib. 8, 40, 3; Liv. 5, 15, 12; 5, 16, 9: derivata in domos flumina, Sen. N. Q. 1 praef. 7; 4, 2, 8; cf.: umorem in conliquias, Col. 2, 8, 3.
    1. B. to disperse, distribute: deriventur fontes tui foras, Vulg. Prov. 5, 16.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. In gen. (repeatedly in Cic.): nihil in suam domum inde, Cic. Tusc. 5, 25, 72: alia ex his fontibus, Quint. 2, 17, 40; cf.: hoc fonte derivata clades, Hor. Od. 3, 6, 19: derivare auimum curaque levare, to divert, * Lucr. 2, 365: derivandi criminis causa, Cic. Mil. 10 fin.: iram alicujus in se, Ter. Ph. 2, 2, 9: culpam in aliquem, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 20 fin.; cf. id. Att. 4, 3, 2: culpam derivare in rem, Quint. 7, 4, 14: partem aliquam curae et cogitationis in Asiam, Cic. Phil. 11, 9, 22: exspectationem largitionis agrariae in agrum Campanum, id. Att. 2, 16: alio responsionem suam, id. Verr. 2, 1, 53.
    2. B. Esp., in gramm., to derive, sc. one word from another (postAug. for ducere), Quint. 1, 6, 38; 8, 3, 31; Diom. p. 310 P. et saep.