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Where does “bolsa” come from?

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

bolsa (Spanish): bag; coin purse; purse, handbag

Definitions

  1. bag; coin purse; purse, handbag

Ancestry of “bolsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbursaoxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made...
2Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

Words derived from “bolsa”

  • bolsa
  • bolson
  • embolsar
  • cortabolsas
  • bolsita
  • embolsillar
  • bolsillo
  • bolso
  • reembolsar
  • bolsa
  • bulsa
  • bulsa
  • mùlso'óna
  • polsa
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