Where does “bouffe” come from?
bouffe (French) comes from Italian buffo, from Italian puf, from French pouf — pouffe; a girl of bad conduct; poof.
bouffe (French): singer of comic operas (bouffes)
Definitions
- singer of comic operas (bouffes)
Ancestry of “bouffe”, step by step
bouffe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian buffo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | buffo | funny, comical, amusing; strange, odd, goofy;... |
| 2 | Italian | puf | beanbag; pouf |
| 3 | French | pouf | pouffe; a girl of bad conduct; poof |
via French bouffer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | bouffer | to eat; to eat, to worry; to consume in excess |
| 2 | Old French | bouffer | to puff up; to blow |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | buffa | — |
Words derived from “bouffe”