create vs derive

create

verb
  • To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:) 

  • In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character. 

  • To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute. 

  • To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion. 

  • To make or produce from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc. 

  • To make a fuss, complain; to shout. 

  • To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative. 

  • To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used. 

derive

verb
  • To originate or stem (from). 

  • To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning. 

  • To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction. 

  • To obtain or receive (something) from something else. 

  • To find the derivation of (a word or phrase). 

  • To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels. 

How often have the words create and derive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )