English

female tank

From female + tank.

A compound of female + tank

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle’

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Medieval Latin fēmella ‘a female’

Old French femele

Middle English femele

Middle English female

Portuguese tanque ‘tank, liquid container’

English tank

Today it means

noun an armoured fighting vehicle on caterpillar tracks equipped with machine guns but no cannon.

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

Etymograph / female tank