Where does “buffet” come from?
buffet (Spanish) comes from French buffet, from Middle French bufet, from Old French bufet, from Old French buffe — blow.
buffet (Spanish): buffet
Ancestry of “buffet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | buffet | sideboard, dresser; buffet |
| 2 | Middle French | bufet | — |
| 3 | Old French | bufet | — |
| 4 | Old French | buffe | blow |
Words derived from “buffet”