Etymology

tanker

tan·ker
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Today it means: A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid. Full definition →

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

  1. Prakrit𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka)
  2. Gujaratiટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)
  3. Portuguesetanque
  4. Englishtank
  5. English todaytanker

From tank + -er.

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