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Where does “bufão” come from?

bufão (Portuguese) comes from Italian buffone, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

bufão (Portuguese): buffoon; jester; fool

Definitions

  1. buffoon; jester; fool

Ancestry of “bufão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbuffoneclown, buffoon, joker, fool; plural of buffona
2Italian-oneAlterative suffix used to form augmentatives;...
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →