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Where does “bouffer” come from?

bouffer (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin buffa.

bouffer (Old French): to puff up; to blow

Definitions

  1. to puff up; to blow

Ancestry of “bouffer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbuffa—

Words derived from “bouffer”

  • bufanda
  • bouffer
  • bouffeur
  • bouffable
  • bufanda
  • bouffante
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