deriving

Questions about deriving

What does deriving mean?

deriving means "(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase".

How many syllables are in deriving?

deriving has 3 syllables: de-ri-ving. The stress falls on "ri". In IPA it is /dɚˈaɪvɪŋ/.

What is another word for deriving?

Close synonyms include derivation, etymologizing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deriving a common word?

deriving is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for deriving come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.