Where does “buffa” come from?

buffa (Maltese) comes from Italian buffo, from Italian puf, from French pouf — pouffe; a girl of bad conduct; poof.

buffa (Maltese): clown

Definitions

  1. clown

Ancestry of “buffa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbuffofunny, comical, amusing; strange, odd, goofy;...
2Italianpufbeanbag; pouf
3Frenchpoufpouffe; a girl of bad conduct; poof
Every word from French pouf →Every word from Italian puf →Every word from Italian buffo →