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Where does “embourser” come from?

embourser (French) comes from French bourse, from Italian borsa, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα — the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

Ancestry of “embourser”, step by step

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

Words derived from “embourser”

  • rembourser
  • remboursable
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