Where does “برافو” come from?
برافو (Egyptian Arabic) comes from English Bravo, from Spanish Bravo, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
برافو (Egyptian Arabic): bravo
Definitions
- bravo
Ancestry of “برافو”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bravo | A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado |
| 2 | Spanish | Bravo | angry, furious |
| 3 | Italian | bravo | good, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | bravus | — |
| 5 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |