Where does “変速装置” come from?

変速装置 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 変速 — changing gears.

変速装置 (Japanese): transmission, a gearbox a mechanical assembly of gears that changes the torque and speed of shaft rotations

Definitions

  1. transmission, a gearbox a mechanical assembly of gears that changes the torque and speed of shaft rotations

Ancestry of “変速装置”, step by step

変速装置 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 変速

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese変速changing gears

via Japanese 装置

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese装置equipment; device
Every word from Japanese 変速