'nubuck' originates from English, specifically the word 'new' and 'buck,' where 'new' meant 'recently made' and 'buck' referred to 'deer skin.'

'new buck' transformed into the modern English word 'nubuck' to describe a type of leather.

Initially, it meant 'new deer skin,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a type of leather with a soft, velvety surface.'