Where does “bourse” come from?

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

bourse (Middle French): bag or purse

Definitions

  1. bag or purse

Ancestry of “bourse”, 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 “bourse

Every word from Ancient Greek βύρσαEvery word from Latin bursaEvery word from Old French borse
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