Where does “bourse” come from?

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

bourse (Norman): mermaid's purse; shepherd's purse; corn salad

Definitions

  1. mermaid's purse; shepherd's purse; corn salad

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 βύρσα