Where does “fuffy” come from?

fuffy (English) comes from English Buffy, from English Elizabeth, from Middle English Elizabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ, from Hebrew אלישבע, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

fuffy (English): light; puffy

Definitions

  1. light; puffy

Ancestry of “fuffy”, step by step

fuffy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Buffy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBuffyOf a buff color
2EnglishElizabethpopular since the 16th century
3Middle EnglishElizabethElizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
4Ancient GreekἘλισάβετElizabeth mother of John the Baptist
5Hebrewאלישבעmy God is an oath; the Lord is her oath
6Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
7Hebrewשמואל
8Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל

via English Faith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFaithalso used as a stage name
2Middle Englishfeithfaith
3Old Frenchfoifaith; allegiance; faithfulness
4Latinfidēs
5Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰosfaithful, trustworthy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל