Emburse
/ɪmˈbɜːrs/noun
To put money into a purse or provide with funds; an obsolete or rare form related to reimburse.
Did you know?The word belongs to the same linguistic family as “bursa,” the anatomical pouch, because both ultimately evoke a leather container or sac.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
βύρσα (býrsa)
“Hide or leather; later, a leather bag or purse”
Classical Latin
Latin
bursa
“A purse or bag”
Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin
bursa
“A purse, money bag, or financial fund”
Middle English
English
purs / purse
“A small bag for carrying money, from Old French and Latin”
16th–17th Century
English
emburse
“To put money into a purse or provide with funds”
Modern English
English
emburse
“A rare or obsolete verb meaning to fund or put money into a purse”