Etymology

antitank

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Today it means: Of weapons or tactics, designed for thwarting or (especially) attacking tanks or other armored fighting vehicles. Full definition →

English tank ← Portuguese tanque ← Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Prakrit𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka)
  8. Gujaratiટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)
  9. Portuguesetanque
  10. Englishtank
  11. English todayantitank

From anti- + tank.

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