Where does “bolsillo” come from?

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

bolsillo (Spanish): pocket; pocketbook

Definitions

pocket; pocketbook

Ancestry of “bolsillo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	bolso	purse; bag; handbag
2	Spanish	bolsa	bag; coin purse; purse, handbag
3	Latin	bursa	oxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made...
4	Ancient Greek	βύρσα	the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

Words derived from “bolsillo”

embolsillar
embolsillarse
bulsilyo

Every word from Ancient Greek βύρσα →Every word from Latin bursa →Every word from Spanish bolsa →