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Where does “bursa” come from?

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

bursa (Latin): oxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made...

Definitions

  1. oxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made...

Ancestry of “bursa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bursa”

  • bursary
  • bursar
  • bourse
  • burse
  • bursarship
  • bursiform
  • bursiformis
  • bursarius
  • bursa
  • débourser
  • boursier
  • boursette
  • déboursement
  • bourse
  • nachbörslich
  • Börsengang
  • börsengehandelt
  • börsennotiert
  • Rohstoffbörse
  • Börse
  • pörssikurssi
  • pörssiaika
  • futuuripörssi
  • pistepörssi
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