Where does “bofar” come from?

bofar (Franco-Provençal) comes from French bouffer, from Old French bouffer, from Medieval Latin buffa.

bofar (Franco-Provençal): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “bofar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchboufferto eat; to eat, to worry; to consume in excess
2Old Frenchboufferto puff up; to blow
3Medieval Latinbuffa—
Every word from Medieval Latin buffa →Every word from Old French bouffer →Every word from French bouffer →