Where does “snuff” come from?

snuff (Spanish) comes from English snuff, from Dutch snuf, from Dutch snuffen — to snuff.

snuff (Spanish): snuff film

Definitions

  1. snuff film

Ancestry of “snuff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnuffFinely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for...
2Dutchsnufsmell, odor; snuff, sniffle
3Dutchsnuffento snuff
Every word from Dutch snuffen →Every word from Dutch snuf →Every word from English snuff →
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