Where does “bufetejar” come from?

bufetejar (Catalan) comes from Catalan bufet, from French buffet, from Middle French bufet, from Old French bufet, from Old French buffe — blow.

bufetejar (Catalan): to slap, to smack

Definitions

  1. to slap, to smack

Ancestry of “bufetejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbufetsideboard
2Frenchbuffetsideboard, dresser; buffet
3Middle Frenchbufet—
4Old Frenchbufet—
5Old Frenchbuffeblow
Every word from Old French buffe →Every word from Old French bufet →Every word from Middle French bufet →