Tank

Morpheme

Tank

Type

free base

Denotation

container, cistern, reservoir

Etymology

Portuguese tanque; Indo-Aryan source such as Gujarati ṭā̃kī

Evidence

antitank, tank, tankage, tankbuster, tanked, tanker, tankful, tanking, tankini, tankless, tanklike, tanks, tankship, tankside, tankstand, tanksuit, tanksuit

Notes

armoured vehicle sense developed from prototypes diguised as water tanks