Where does “braveheart” come from?

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

braveheart (English): brave; A brave person

Definitions

  1. brave; A brave person

Ancestry of “braveheart”, step by step

braveheart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English brave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbraveStrong in the face of fear; courageous; Having...
2Middle Frenchbrave
3Italianbravogood, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,...
4Vulgar Latinbravus
5Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
6Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-

via English heart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheartA muscular organ that pumps blood through the...
2Middle EnglishherteThe heart; One's inner self; the mind or...
3Old Englishheorteheart
4Proto-West Germanichertāheart
5Proto-Germanichertôheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb-Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαροςEvery word from Latin barbarus