Where does “bourse” come from?
bourse (French) comes from Italian borsa, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα — the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...
bourse (French): purse; money; financial grant
Definitions
- purse; money; financial grant
Ancestry of “bourse”, step by step
bourse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian borsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | borsa | bag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,... |
| 2 | Latin | bursa | oxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βύρσα | the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin... |
via Old French borse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | borse | small bag used to carry money; a purse |
| 2 | Late Latin | bursa | hide, purse; purse, hide |
Words derived from “bourse”