Where does “buffet” come from?

buffet (Chinese) comes from English buffet, from Middle English buffet, from Middle French buffet, from Old French buffet, from Old French buffe — blow.

buffet (Chinese): buffet

Definitions

  1. buffet

Ancestry of “buffet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuffetA counter or sideboard from which food and drinks...
2Middle EnglishbuffetA buffet strike or blow, especially with one's hand
3Middle Frenchbuffetside table
4Old Frenchbuffet—
5Old Frenchbuffeblow
Every word from Old French buffe →