Where does “bravío” come from?
bravío (Galician) comes from Galician bravo, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
bravío (Galician): wild, unploughed
Definitions
- wild, unploughed
Ancestry of “bravío”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | bravo | uncultivated, harsh, rough; wild, spontaneous;... |
| 2 | Italian | bravo | good, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | bravus | — |
| 4 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |