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Where does “borsa” come from?

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

borsa (Italian): bag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,...

Definitions

  1. bag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,...

Ancestry of “borsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbursaoxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made...
2Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

Words derived from “borsa”

  • sborsare
  • borsellino
  • borsaiolo
  • dopoborsa
  • borsata
  • borša
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