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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

  1. Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located...

Ancestry of “bursa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishBursa—
2Ottoman Turkishبورسه—
3Frenchboursepurse; money; financial grant
4Italianborsabag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,...
5Latinbursaoxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made...
6Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

Words derived from “bursa”

  • bursitis
  • bursal
  • bursectomy
  • B cell
  • bursalogy
  • transbursal
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