Etymology of the Italian word bufalo
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
Derivations in Italian
bufalino,
bufolata,
bufala,
bufalaioDerivations in other languages
English
buffalo, French
buffleCognates
Dutch
buffel, English
buffalo, French
buffle, German
Büffel, Icelandic
buffall, Norwegian
boffel, Spanish
bufalo, Swedish
buffelUsage
Word found in Old Italian
