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Where does “bursa” come from?

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

bursa (Late Latin): hide, purse; purse, hide

Definitions

  1. hide, purse; purse, hide

Ancestry of “bursa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

Words derived from “bursa”

  • bourse
  • bolsa
  • burse
  • bulse
  • bolson
  • embolsar
  • bolsillo
  • cortabolsas
  • bolsa
  • bolsita
  • bolso
  • embolsillar
  • reembolsar
  • borsata
  • borsa
  • borsaiolo
  • dopoborsa
  • sborsare
  • borsellino
  • boursette
  • débourser
  • boursier
  • déboursement
  • bourse
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