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Where does “borse” come from?

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

Ancestry of “borse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchborsesmall bag used to carry money; a purse
2Latinbursaoxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made...
3Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

Words derived from “borse”

  • nachbörslich
  • Börsengang
  • börsengehandelt
  • börsennotiert
  • Rohstoffbörse
  • Börse
  • pörssikurssi
  • pörssiaika
  • futuuripörssi
  • pistepörssi
  • optiopörssi
  • musta pörssi
  • pörssi
  • pörssiromahdus
  • pörssiyhtiö
  • beurskrach
  • beurshandel
  • studiebeurs
  • beurs
  • jaarbeurs
  • binnenbeurs
  • beurzensnijder
  • voorbeurs
  • nabeurs
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