Where does “brava” come from?

brava (English) comes from Italian brava, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

brava (English): Alternative form of bravo", when spoken to a...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bravo", when spoken to a...

Ancestry of “brava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbravafeminine singular of bravo
2Italianbravogood, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,...
3Vulgar Latinbravus—
4Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
5Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Latin barbarus →