the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > originate or be a source of [verb (transitive)] > derive, come from, or originate in > deduce or affirm to be derived (2)
To deduce (the origin of); to derive (a pedigree, etc.). to fetch faror higher: to find a distant or higher origin for. Also absol. Obsolete.
Occasional uses after Latin or French. To ‘derive’, affirm to be derived from a specified origin. Obsolete.