Where does “bouffantly” come from?

bouffantly (English) comes from English bouffant, from French bouffer, from Old French bouffer, from Medieval Latin buffa.

bouffantly (English): In a bouffant manner

Definitions

  1. In a bouffant manner

Ancestry of “bouffantly”, step by step

bouffantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bouffant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbouffantOf hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed...
2Frenchboufferto eat; to eat, to worry; to consume in excess
3Old Frenchboufferto puff up; to blow
4Medieval Latinbuffa—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Medieval Latin buffa →Every word from Old French bouffer →Every word from French bouffer →