Where does “bupete” come from?

bupete (Cebuano) comes from Spanish bufete, from French buffet, from Middle French bufet, from Old French bufet, from Old French buffe — blow.

bupete (Cebuano): a lawyer's office

Definitions

  1. a lawyer's office

Ancestry of “bupete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbufetelawyer's office
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 →