Subderivative

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subderivative \Sub`de*riv"a*tive\, n.
     A word derived from a derivative, and not directly from the
     root; as, "friendliness" is a subderivative, being derived
     from "friendly", which is in turn a derivative from "friend."
     [1913 Webster]