Branded long even before this as the religion of the peasants (such is the derivation of the word paganism), it was now almost wholly confined to remote rural districts.
The derivation of Montanism from Ebionism, contended for by Schwegler, has nothing in its favour and much against it.
Recently, however, Hilgenfeld has recurred to the patristic derivation of the name.
The derivation of some of the Rajput clans from the Jats seems highly probable, and is confirmed by other instances of aristocratic selection in such castes as the Marathas and Kunbis, the Raj-Gonds and Gonds, and so on.
An alternativederivation from the Sanskrit word kola, a pig, is improbable.
Mr. Hira Lal suggests the derivation of Muria from mur, the palas tree, which is common in the plains of Bastar, or from mur, a root.
The derivation of Mahanti is obscure, unless it be from maha, great, or from Mahant, the head of a monastery.
Smith holds that Gauda in this passage refers to Bengal and not to the Central Provinces; [38] and General Cunningham's argument on the locality of Gauda is thus rendered extremely dubious, and with it his derivation of the name Gond.
No probable derivation of the name Kayasth appears to have been suggested.
The most probable derivation of the name seems to be from the khair or catechu tree (Acacia catechu); and it may be supposed that it was the adoption as a calling of the making of catechu which led to their differentiation.
The Kharias say that their original occupation is to carry dhoolies or litters, and this, as well as the social rules prohibiting them from carrying those of certain castes, is in favour of the derivation of the name from kharkhari, a litter.
This derivation is in accordance with the tradition of the Kharias that their first ancestor carried a banghy, and with the fact that the Kols are the best professional dhoolie-bearers.
The derivation of the name Hatkar is obscure, but the Hatkars appear to be those Dhangars who first took to military service under Sivaji and hence became a distinct group.
One derivation of Kaikari is from the Tamil kai, hand, and kude, basket, and if this is correct it is in favour of their identification with the Korvas, who always carry their tattooing and other implements in a basket in the hand.
Writers' Buildings at Calcutta were recently still known to the natives as Karani ki Barik, and this supports the derivation from the Karans or Uriya Kayasths, the case thus being an exact parallel to that of the Prabhus in Bombay.
The case is very different with anotherderivation propounded in the same passage.
The simple derivation from shemes ‘sun’ appears to be rejected by Bertheau (Buch der Richter, p.
The prevailing idea, therefore, emphasised by the Prophet, is that of derivation from ancestors other than those of heathen nations.
Dillmann justly conjectures that this idea is suggested by a derivation of the name from ḳinnê ‘to be jealous of some one.
Dozy, page 7 of the Arabic text, we find various assertions relative to the derivation of the Persians.
To keep alive the consciousness of derivation from special ancestors was obviously not out of keeping with the National tendency of Jahveism, but rather an essential means of promoting it.
Footnote 830: The derivation from the root shmn is impossible, that from the root shmm far-fetched.
The Phenician origin of the Irish, asserted in clerical chronicles of the middle ages, only rests on a false derivation of the Irish word fena, pl.
Derivation of the impure castes from the indigenous tribes.
Very instructive series may also be observed among the Echinoderms and, what is very rare, we are able in this sub-kingdom to demonstrate the derivation of one class from another.
As Murray himself puts it: "To my multiple origin, communication and direct derivation is essential.
There is no indication of their derivation from a microphyllous ancestry, though, as we shall see, there is some slight evidence for the converse hypothesis.
As for the ancient word Idh or Iy I do not know that its derivation has been ascertained, though certain Gaelic linguists claim that Idh and Innis are of the same root.
Strange, that to this day none knows with surety the derivation or original significance of the name Iona.
A less likely derivation of the popular "Morrigu" is that Mor Reega is Mor Reagh (wealth).
The most improbable derivationis one that finds much acceptance.
The only objections to this derivation which had any real weight (see F.
This derivation is considered doubtful and a connexion has been suggested with Lat.
Some designs vaguely suggest a derivation from some animal form, but cannot confidently be assigned to any one origin.
If some estates were so derived, others were certainly procured by the same original title of conquest, by which the crown itself was acquired; and the derivation from the king could in reason only be considered as a fiction of law.
For it is not the derivation of the power of that house from the people, which makes it in a distinct sense their representative.
I think, however, the real derivation must be sought in Tulu or Canarese, as it seems to be a Canarese caste.
The word Mutracha is derived from the Dravidian roots mudi, old, and racha, a king; but another derivation is from Mutu Raja, a sovereign of some part of the Telugu country.
As the Frenchman said of the derivation of jour from dies, we may hint that the Infinite thus transformed into a lame Hottentot 'bush-doctor' is diablement change en route.
Where totemism now exists in full force, there we find exogamy and derivation of the family name through women, the latter custom indicating uncertainty of male parentage in the past.
The evidence from totemism--that is, the derivation of the family name and crest or badge, from some natural object, plant or animal.
The only difficulty there is against the truth of this derivation is that Lynch Law existed, as we have said, in America, from the first day that Europeans landed there.
The derivation of the name has not yet been satisfactorily arrived at, and by even its most accurate and painstaking historian is considered “too remote for explanation.
One derivation of the name is generally supposed to indicate that it was originally Couentre; the first syllable representing a convent, with the addition of the British affix “tre,” meaning a town.
This argument, however, in reality seems to support Dugdale’s idea concerning the derivation of the name, as all three portions of it are of Saxon origin.
In this, as in all researches into the derivation of our organism, we must distinguish between the general theory of descent and the specific hypothesis of descent.
Hence I think I have here produced the most positive analytical evidence of the transformation of species, and of the unity of the derivation of all the species of a given group of animals, that is generally possible.
Footnote: Since writing the above, the author has met with an allusion that has induced him to think he may not have been the first to suggest this derivation of the word "Yankee.
The derivationof the word has caused some speculation.
We have no other authority for this derivation than conjecture, and conjectures that are purely our own; but it is so very plausible as almost to carry conviction of itself.
The derivationof the names of many terrestrial regions is equally whimsical.
This annalist first suggested Varro's famous derivation of the word Italy, which he deduced from Vitulus.
Of these, the derivation is given, and it is generally far-fetched.
Thereupon they think that I ask tiresome questions, and am leaping over the barriers, and have been already sufficiently answered, and they try to satisfy me with one derivation after another, and at length they quarrel.
The established derivation of Aphrodite dia ten tou athrou genesin may be accepted on the authority of Hesiod.
The derivation of Aphrodite, born of the foam (aphros), may be fairly accepted on the authority of Hesiod.
His great insight in one direction curiously contrasts with his blindness in another; for he appears to be wholly unaware (compare his derivation of agathos from agastos and thoos) of the difference between the root and termination.
But the greater number of primary words do not admit of derivation from foreign languages; they must be resolved into the letters out of which they are composed, and therefore the letters must have a meaning.
This is a great mystery which has been confided to me; but when I ask for an explanation I am thought obtrusive, and another derivation is proposed to me.
The derivation of adjectives from the verb need hardly be exemplified.
In the derivation of nouns from verbs, the Chinese language is forestalled by the Aryan.
And this probably exemplifies the ordinary derivation of nouns from verbs.
The name "Daner" is one of those names of peoples that are so ancient that theirderivation must be obscure.
The bird associates the expression with something to eat, but, of course, knows no more than the infant the derivation of the words she is using.
This fact admits of being abundantly proved, not only by general considerations, but also by the etymological derivation of abstract terms.
The higher languages are more precise because the consciousness of the derivation of most of their words is lost, so that they have become counters, good for any sense agreed upon and for no other.
The Derivation of Words from Pronominal and Prepositional Roots, Proc.
These are not at all satisfactory; and I shall be glad if you will allow me to throw in my derivation as "being worth what it will fetch.
May I ask for information as to the first discoverer of Collodion, and the origin or derivation of the name?
The word being an uncommon one, we naturally conversed on its probable derivation and meaning, but without arriving at a satisfactory conclusion.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "derivation" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
