Where does “bourse” come from?

bourse (English) comes from French bourse, from Italian borsa, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα — the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

bourse (English): A stock exchange; A meeting of stamp collectors...

Definitions

A stock exchange; A meeting of stamp collectors...

Ancestry of “bourse”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	bourse	purse; money; financial grant
2	Italian	borsa	bag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,...
3	Latin	bursa	oxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made...
4	Ancient Greek	βύρσα	the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

Words derived from “bourse”

interbourse

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