derivation

noun

function on an algebra which generalizes certain features of derivative operator
the process of forming a new word on the basis of an existing one
the act or process of deriving
the state or fact of being derived; origination
something derived; a derivative
the form or source from which something is derived; an origin
the historical origin and development of a word; an etymology
in generative linguistics, the generation of a linguistic structure through an ordered or partially ordered series of operations on other structures, such as the creation of a surface structure from a deep structure, or of a complex word from its morphological components
the formal description of the process of such generation