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
- present participle of buffer
Ancestry of “buffering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buffer | Someone or something that buffs; A solution used... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |