Where does “bouffer” come from?

bouffer (French) comes from Old French bouffer, from Medieval Latin buffa.

bouffer (French): to eat; to eat, to worry; to consume in excess

Definitions

  1. to eat; to eat, to worry; to consume in excess

Ancestry of “bouffer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboufferto puff up; to blow
2Medieval Latinbuffa

Words derived from “bouffer

Every word from Medieval Latin buffaEvery word from Old French bouffer