Etymology of the French word buffle
the Old French word
bufflederived 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
Date
The earliest known usage of buffle in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
buffleterie,
buffletin,
bufflon,
bufflesseCognates
Dutch
buffel, English
buffalo, German
Büffel, Icelandic
buffall, Italian
bufalo, Norwegian
boffel, Spanish
bufalo, Swedish
buffelUsage
Word found in Old French
