Meshwork
/ˈmɛʃˌwɜːrk/noun
A network or interlacing structure of threads, fibers, or interconnected parts.
Did you know?Meshwork is a transparent compound built from an old word for a net or woven fabric, and its deeper ancestry reaches back to Proto-Indo-European roots tied to making and fashioning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tekʷ-
“to make, construct, fabricate”
Latin
Latin
textus
“woven fabric; texture; the style or structure of a literary work”
Old English
English
mæsce
“a mesh, net-like fabric”
Middle English
English
mesche
“a mesh or loop in a net or textile”
Modern English
English
meshwork
“an interlaced network or woven structure”