Where does “buffa” come from?

buffa (English) comes from Italian buffa, from Sicilian buffa, from Latin būfo, from Gaulish burdus — mule.

buffa (English): The comic actress in an opera

Definitions

  1. The comic actress in an opera

Ancestry of “buffa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbuffafeminine singular of buffo; third-person singular...
2Sicilianbuffaa toad
3Latinbūfoa toad
4Gaulishburdusmule
Every word from Gaulish burdus →Every word from Latin būfo →Every word from Sicilian buffa →