Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tankless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
tan-k-less
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a tank (in various senses).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka) Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor. Portuguese tanquebor. English tank Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English tankless From tank + -less.

Questions

What does tankless mean?
Without a tank (in various senses).
Where does tankless come from?
Etymology tree Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka) Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor. Portuguese tanquebor. English tank Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English tankless From tank + -less.

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