Where does “purs” come from?

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

purs (Old English): purse, leather bag; wallet, scrip

Definitions

  1. purse, leather bag; wallet, scrip

Ancestry of “purs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbursepouch, bag
2Late Latinbursahide, purse; purse, hide
3Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

Words derived from “purs”

Every word from Ancient Greek βύρσα →Every word from Late Latin bursa →Every word from Old English burse →