be derived from 中 derive是 to take or get (something) from (something else)（从…中）得到，获得 的意思，是及物动词。

如：The river derives its name from a Native American tribe.

也即：The river‘s name is derived from a Native American tribe.

本质上就是主动和被动的区别。

derive from sth中，derive表示to have something as a source : to come from something起源于；来自；从…衍生出，是不及物动词，from+宾语作状语修饰derive，表示起源的地点。

他们在中文里都表示起源于的意思，可以互换。