English

synchromesh

From synchro- + mesh.

A compound of synchro- + mesh

Ancient Greek σύν ‘beside’

Proto-Indo-European *mosgʷ- ‘netting, mesh, knot, loop’

Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ ‘mask’

Proto-West Germanic *maskā ‘mesh, net’

Old English masc ‘net’

Middle English mesche

English mesh

Today it means

noun A system of synchronized transmission found in modern gearboxes to make gear changing easier and smoother.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / synchromesh