it comes from France because PURSE is sounding English but in FranceANSWER:It comes from the Greek word "bursa," meaning leather or animal hide.
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The Declaration was American and not French. France did not have slaves in 1776.
France as it is at this time, is contemporary
Despite Napoleon, I think Jefferson trusted France more than he did England.
There are a number of Marceau or Marceaux families in France. This is certainly a name that we would regard as sounding very French.
The name is derived from a Sicilian word meaning "from Provence (in France)".
The last real King of France (meaning: with actual reigning power) was King Louis XVI of France.
On account of the German-sounding name of its inventor-= and also a not unnatural need to conserve brass for war needs- cartridges, etc, the Saxophone was BANNED for the duration of the War ( WW-I) in Czarist Russia. Christmas trees also came under ban commencing 1916 because of their Germanic origins (also a big campaign was going on, which the Russians lost, called Tannenberg or Pine Mountain- a sneeze away from Tannenbaum). Adolph Sax was a Belgian national who lived most of his life- In France, despite ultra-Teutonic sounding first and last names.
Champagne is a fizzy wine from France
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