Derivates

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. Forms or variations derived from an original source or base word ; financial instruments whose value depends on an underlying asset ; results or outcomes produced by a particular process or action
2. Words or terms created from a root word by alteration ; contracts or securities based on the value of another entity ; effects or conclusions obtained through derivation or development
3. Products obtained through modification or adaptation of an original ; legal or financial agreements linked to an asset's price ; conclusions or entities that emerge from a specific origin or influence

Etymology: "Derivates" is the plural of the noun "derivate" and the third-person singular of the verb "derivate." Both come from Latin "derivatus," the past participle of "derivare," which literally meant "to draw off water." It combines "de-" ("away from") with "rivus," meaning "stream." The original picture is of channelling water away from its source, which maps neatly onto a word drawn off from a root, or a financial contract whose value is drawn off from another asset.

Synonyms: derivatives, offshoots, offsprings, products, byproducts

Antonyms: origins, sources, roots, bases, foundations