Where does “buffetto” come from?
buffetto (Italian) comes from French buffe, from German puffen, from Middle High German buffen.
buffetto (Italian): flick, chuck, cuff; tweak
Definitions
- flick, chuck, cuff; tweak
Ancestry of “buffetto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | buffe | — |
| 2 | German | puffen | to puff; to nudge |
| 3 | Middle High German | buffen | — |