derivano

Derivano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb derivare, which means to derive, originate, or result from. The form is used to indicate that something comes from or is produced by something else, and it appears in a wide range of contexts, from everyday speech to scientific and academic writing.

In usage, derivare covers both concrete and abstract origins. For example, in everyday language one can say that conclusions derive from the data, or that a hypothesis derives from observations. In science and scholarship, derivare is used to describe relationships of origin or consequence, such as how a theory derives from prior findings or how a phenomenon derives from specific conditions. In linguistics, derivare also refers to word formation, where new words are derived from a base form. In mathematics, derivare is used to denote differentiation, with the derivative being referred to as the “derivata”; however, more common mathematical narration tends to distinguish the act of differentiation from its results.

Grammatical note: derivare is a regular -are verb. Its present tense forms are: io derivo, tu derivi, lui/lei deriva, noi deriviamo, voi derivate, loro derivano. The form derivano specifically marks the subject as a plural third person.

See also: derivazione, derivato, derivazione linguistica, derivata.