Etymology

bursiform

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Today it means: Shaped like a purse or bag. Full definition →

New Latin bursiformis ← Latin bursa
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frombursa“purse”
  2. New Latin · borrowed frombursiformis
  3. English todaybursiform

From New Latin bursiformis, from Latin bursa (“purse”).

Words from the same roots

Latinbursa all →

bourseburse

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