Where does “buffet” come from?

buffet (Italian) comes from French buffet, from Middle French bufet, from Old French bufet, from Old French buffe — blow.

buffet (Italian): sideboard; buffet, refreshment bar

Definitions

  1. sideboard; buffet, refreshment bar

Ancestry of “buffet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbuffetsideboard, dresser; buffet
2Middle Frenchbufet—
3Old Frenchbufet—
4Old Frenchbuffeblow

Words derived from “buffet”

Every word from Old French buffe →Every word from Old French bufet →Every word from Middle French bufet →