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The word "Panzer" /ˈpænzər/ (German pronunciation: [ˈpantsɐ] ^ⓘ) is a German word that means "armour" or specifically "tank". It derives through the French word pancier, "breastplate", from Latin pantex, "belly".^[1]

It is occasionally used in English and some other languages as a loanword in the context of the German military.^{[citation needed]}

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 [[File:Leopard 2 A5 der Bundeswehr.jpg|thumb|right|[[Leopard 2|Leopard 2A5]] of the [[German Army]]]]
 [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1994-009-17, Griechenland, gefangener Neuseeländer.jpg|thumb|right| Two [[Panzer III]]s during the [[Battle of Greece]], April 1941]]
-The word '''"Panzer"''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|æ|n|z|ər}} ({{IPA-de|ˈpantsɐ|-|De-Panzer-pronunciation.ogg}}) is a [[German language|German]] word that means "[[armour]]" or specifically "[[tank]]". It derives through the [[French language|French]] word {{lang|fr|pancier}}, "[[breastplate]]", from [[Latin language|Latin]] {{lang|la|pantex}}, "belly", "paunch",<ref>{{OEtymD|panzer}}</ref> and is possibly related to {{lang|la|panus}}, "swelling".<ref>{{OEtymD|paunch}}</ref>
+The word '''"Panzer"''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|æ|n|z|ər}} ({{IPA-de|ˈpantsɐ|-|De-Panzer-pronunciation.ogg}}) is a [[German language|German]] word that means "[[armour]]" or specifically "[[tank]]". It derives through the [[French language|French]] word {{lang|fr|pancier}}, "[[breastplate]]", from [[Latin language|Latin]] {{lang|la|pantex}}, "belly".<ref>{{OEtymD|panzer}}</ref>
 It is occasionally used in English and some other languages as a [[loanword]] in the context of the German military.{{cn|date=May 2019}}