What is the Spanish word for "derive"?

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English

derive

Spanish

derivar

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Alternative translations of "derive"

obtener
provenir
deducir
extraer

Examples of how to use "derive" in Spanish

English
Where does this word derive its meaning from?
Spanish
¿De dónde deriva esta palabra su significado?
English
I derive pleasure from reading books.
Spanish
Yo obtengo placer leyendo libros.
English
She derived the answer quickly yesterday.
Spanish
Ella encontró la respuesta rápidamente ayer.
English
They are deriving energy from the sun.
Spanish
Ellos están obteniendo energía del sol.
English
We have derived useful data so far.
Spanish
Hasta ahora hemos obtenido datos útiles.

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