Where does “bravade” come from?
bravade (French) comes from Italian bravata, from Italian bravare, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
bravade (French): bravado
Definitions
- bravado
Ancestry of “bravade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bravata | mischief, prank; braggadocio, braggart; bravado |
| 2 | Italian | bravare | To be arrogant or defiant |
| 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- | — |