English
bursa
Bursa comes from Medieval Latin bursa ‘purse’, and goes back to Ancient Greek βύρσα ‘leather’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβύρσαbúrsa‘leather’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500bursa‘purse’
- Englishearliest quotation 1853same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβύρσαbúrsa‘leather’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500bursa‘purse’
- Englishearliest quotation 1853same form
Earliest quotation: 1853, George Lewis, The Bible: “In solemn mass the deacon brings the book of…”
Linked words
through Medieval Latin bursa ‘purse’
Today it means
noun Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek βύρσα / bursa