reimburse
/ˌɹiɪmˈbɜːs/ree-im-BURS
/ˌɹiɪmˈbɝs/ree-im-BURS
Meaningto put back in the purse
Common meaning: to pay back
- reagain; back
- imin, into
- bursa hide; a purseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 255 · scan
‘again’ + ‘in, into’ + ‘a hide’ → reimburse
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin bursa (Gk. βύρσα) ‘a hide; a purse’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry bursa (Gk. βύρσα), p. 255 · dictionary scan
Roots
- bursa (Gk. βύρσα) Latin “a hide; a purse”
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