burs- root words — words with the burs- root

The root burs- comes from Latin bursa, meaning purse, bag. 17 words in Dendril are built from it, including bursar, disburse, disbursed, disbursement, disbursements, disbursing, purse, pursed, purses, pursing, reimburse, reimbursed. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the burs- root

Explore words with burs- — words containing the burs- root and sharing its sense of "purse, bag". Examples include bursar, disburse, disbursed, disbursement, disbursements, disbursing, purse, pursed, purses, pursing, reimburse, reimbursed. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The burs- root means purse, bag, from Latin bursa. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.