supertanker

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Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Italic *super

Latin super

Latin super-lbor.

English super-

Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka)

Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor.

Portuguese tanquebor.

English tank

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English tanker

English supertanker

From super- + tanker.

An extremely large tanker ship. But the task is like trying to turn a super tanker round 180 degrees - it can't be done quickly.