Where does “rembourser” come from?

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

rembourser (French): to pay back, refund, reimburse

Definitions

  1. to pay back, refund, reimburse

Ancestry of “rembourser”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rembourser”

Every word from Ancient Greek βύρσα →Every word from Latin bursa →Every word from Italian borsa →