Derivatives

Update: 2019-08-26 22:07 IST

Derivatives are the words that are originated from other words, usually they represent other parts of speech of those words from which they originate or they are often used to convert their root word into a different grammatical category. Derivatives are the powerful tools with which we can enhance our vocabulary levels and they are extremely useful in our day to day communication.

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Examples:

Accord- accordance – accordant

Accurate- accuracy

Ameliorate- amelioration

Audacious- audacity

Articulate-articulation

Auspice- auspicious

Aviary – aviation - aviator

Beauty- beautiful

Benefit- beneficial

Benign-benignity

Belligerence- belligerent

Beast-bestial

Carnate – carnation

Charity- charitable

Chivalrous- chivalry

Comfort – comfortable

Delight- delightful

Diplomat – diplomatic

Deploy – deployment

Deplore – deplorable

Defame- defamation-defamatory

Degenerate – degeneration

Degrade - degradation

Dehumanize – dehumanization

Deject – dejected

Delegate – delegacy

Deliberate – deliberation

Demagogue – demagogic - demagoguery

Efface – effaceable

Efficacious – efficacy

Economic – economical – economy

Egalitarian – egalitarianism

Emancipate – emancipation

Enunciate – enunciation

Family – familial

Fame – famous

Fanatic – fanatical

Favored – favorite – favoritism

Gaudy – gaudiness

Gamble - gambler

Heed – heedful

Heritable – heredity

Hence – henceforth

Heckle – heckler

Jealous – jealousy 

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