All 8 Uses of
derive
in
The Da Vinci Code
- As Langdon loaded his slide projector, he explained that the number PHI was derived from the Fibonacci sequence—a progression famous not only because the sum of adjacent terms equaled the next term, but because the quotients of adjacent terms possessed the astonishing property of approaching the number 1.†
Chpt 19-20
- The mystical teachings of the Kabbala drew heavily on anagrams—rearranging the letters of Hebrew words to derive new meanings.†
Chpt 19-20 *
- The phrase derives from the French Sangraal, which evolved to Sangreal, and was eventually split into two words, San Greal.†
Chpt 37-38
- The word heretic derives from that moment in history.†
Chpt 55-56
- Many people incorrectly assume the male symbol is derived from a shield and spear, while the female symbol represents a mirror reflecting beauty.†
Chpt 55-56
- The word Sangreal derives from San Greal—or Holy Grail.†
Chpt 57-58
- The Jewish tetragrammaton YHWH—the sacred name of God—in fact derived from Jehovah, an androgynous physical union between the masculine Jah and the pre-Hebraic name for Eve, Havah.†
Chpt 73-74
- ROSLIN This ancient spelling, Langdon explained to Sophie, derived from the Rose Line meridian on which the chapel sat; or, as Grail academics preferred to believe, from the "Line of Rose"—the ancestral lineage of Mary Magdalene.†
Chpt 103-104
Definition:
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(derive) to get something from something else
(If the context doesn't otherwise indicate where something came from, it is generally from reasoning--especially deductive reasoning.)