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Where does “bursectomy” come from?

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

bursectomy (English): The surgical removal of a bursa

Definitions

  1. The surgical removal of a bursa

Ancestry of “bursectomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbursaAny of the many small fluid-filled sacs located...
2TurkishBursa—
3Ottoman Turkishبورسه—
4Frenchboursepurse; money; financial grant
5Italianborsabag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,...
6Latinbursaoxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made...
7Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...
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