English

male tank

From male + tank.

A compound of male + tank

Latin mās ‘male, masculine’

Latin masculus ‘masculine, a male’

Old French masle

Middle English male ‘a man’

English male

Portuguese tanque ‘tank, liquid container’

English tank

Today it means

noun an armoured fighting vehicle on caterpillar tracks equipped with cannon.

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

Etymograph / male tank