Where does “bravissimo” come from?

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

bravissimo (English): The intensive form of bravo

Definitions

  1. The intensive form of bravo

Ancestry of “bravissimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbravissimosuperlative degree of bravo; very good
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- →