The term STEM (FROM) can be summarized by four crossword solutions: ORIGINATE (9 letters), DERIVE (6 letters), EMANATE (7 letters), and ARISE (5 letters). ORIGINATE means to bring into being, to create or invent something. DERIVE means to come from a source or origin, to be obtained from something else. EMANATE means to come out from a source, to issue forth. ARISE means to come up or out of something, to move from a lower to a higher position. All four terms refer to the idea of something coming from a source, and are related to the term STEM (FROM).