Where does “変速機” come from?
変速機 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 機, from Japanese こうべうち, from Japanese 打ち, from Japanese 打つ, from Japanese うつ — 打つ hit, strike, beat; 討つ defeat, kill; 撃つ shoot,...
変速機 (Japanese): transmission, gearbox mechanical assembly of gears that changes the torque and speed of shaft rotations
Definitions
- transmission, gearbox mechanical assembly of gears that changes the torque and speed of shaft rotations
Ancestry of “変速機”, step by step
変速機 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 機
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 機 | a machine, a device; a contraption; a loom; an... |
| 2 | Japanese | こうべうち | — |
| 3 | Japanese | 打ち | adds emphasis to verbs |
| 4 | Japanese | 打つ | to hit, to beat, to strike; to hit; to type |
| 5 | Japanese | うつ | 打つ hit, strike, beat; 討つ defeat, kill; 撃つ shoot,... |
via Japanese 変速
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 変速 | changing gears |