Where does “bursa” come from?
Bursa comes from Medieval Latin bursa, derived from Ancient Greek βύρσα meaning hide or leather.
bursa (English): Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located...
Definitions
- Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located...
Ancestry of “bursa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Bursa | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بورسه | exchange, stock market, bourse, a building or organization that trades stocks for money and vice versa |
| 3 | French | bourse | purse; money; financial grant |
| 4 | Italian | borsa | bag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,... |
| 5 | Latin | bursa | oxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βύρσα | the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin... |