Where does “bufê” come from?

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

bufê (Portuguese): a buffet food laid out so diners may serve themselves

Definitions

  1. a buffet food laid out so diners may serve themselves

Ancestry of “bufê”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbuffetsideboard, dresser; buffet
2Middle Frenchbufet—
3Old Frenchbufet—
4Old Frenchbuffeblow
Every word from Old French buffe →Every word from Old French bufet →Every word from Middle French bufet →