1
Stage 1 of 4
boubalos
Greek · ancient
"an African antelope"
a kind of African antelope, later applied to horned cattle
2
Stage 2 of 4
bufalus
Late Latin · ancient
"wild ox-like cattle"
carried into Latin for wild ox-like cattle
3
Stage 3 of 4
bufalo
Italian · medieval
"large horned bovine"
carried into Italian for the large horned bovine
4
Stage 4 of 4
buffalo
English · 1580s
"a large horned bovine"
settled as the English word for the large horned bovine
Drag to pan · scroll to zoom