In the armoured vehicles section of L'Uniforme et les Armes des Soldats de la Guerre 1914-1918 (Pub. 1970), L&F Funcken say the following:
'So as to maintain secrecy, it was decided to give the revolutionary new machine a neutral name. Cistern was suggested, then container, and finally, tank, because of its resemblance to the shape of the petrol tank of a make of motorcycle of the period.'
That is a new one on me. Does it ring a bell with anyone?
It should be borne in mind that they also claim that after Kitchener supposedly rejected the idea of the Tank, it was King George V who ordered mass production. That obviously does not fill one with confidence.
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doesnt look like a Rhomboid to me
