Where does “Bravo” come from?

Bravo comes from Spanish bravo, meaning "wild" or "untamed," though its ultimate origin is uncertain.

Bravo (English): A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado

Definitions

  1. A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado

Ancestry of “Bravo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishBravoangry, furious
2Italianbravogood, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,...
3Vulgar Latinbravus—
4Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
5Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “Bravo”

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