Where does “burse” come from?

burse (English) comes from Middle French bourse, from Old French borse, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα — the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

burse (English): A purse; A fund or foundation for the maintenance...

Definitions

  1. A purse; A fund or foundation for the maintenance...

Ancestry of “burse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchboursebag or purse
2Old Frenchborsesmall bag used to carry money; a purse
3Latinbursaoxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made...
4Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...
Every word from Ancient Greek βύρσα →