Etymology of the English word buffalo
the English word
buffaloderived from the Old Italian word
bufaloderived from the Late Latin word
bufalus (antelope, gazelle; wild ox)
derived from the Latin word
bubalus (antelope, gazelle; wild ox; of, pertaining to African gazelle)
derived from the Greek word
boubalos, βούβαλος
derived from the Italian word
buffaloderived from the Late Latin word
bufalus (antelope, gazelle; wild ox)
derived from the Latin word
bubalus (antelope, gazelle; wild ox; of, pertaining to African gazelle)
derived from the Greek word
boubalos, βούβαλος
Date
The earliest known usage of buffalo in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
cattalo,
buffalofishCognates
Dutch
buffel, French
buffle, German
Büffel, Icelandic
buffall, Italian
bufalo, Norwegian
boffel, Spanish
bufalo, Swedish
buffelUsage
Word found in Modern English
