Where does “tuff” come from?
Tuff comes from French tuffe, from Italian tufo, from Latin tophus, a porous volcanic rock.
tuff (English): A light porous rock, now especially a rock...
Definitions
- A light porous rock, now especially a rock...
Ancestry of “tuff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | tuf | tuff |
| 2 | Italian | tufo | tuff |
| 3 | Latin | tōfus | — |
Words derived from “tuff”