Etymograph

English

bufoniform

Bufoniform comes from Latin būfō ‘toad’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbūfō1‘toad’
  2. Englishtodaybufoniform1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English bufoniform

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbūfōWiktionary, English bufoniform‘toad’
  2. EnglishtodaybufoniformWiktionary, English bufoniform

Every English word from Latin būfō

Today it means

adj Resembling a toad.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “bufoniform”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin būfō / bufoniform

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