Where does “braver” come from?

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

braver (French): to challenge, defy; to brave; to flout, pay no...

Definitions

  1. to challenge, defy; to brave; to flout, pay no...

Ancestry of “braver”, step by step

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

Words derived from “braver

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb-