Where does “buffering” come from?

Buffering comes from English buffer, which derives from English buff, from English buffe, from Middle French buffle, originally meaning leather made from buffalo hide.

buffering (English): present participle of buffer

Definitions

  1. present participle of buffer

Ancestry of “buffering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbufferSomeone or something that buffs; A solution used...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

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