Where does “Bravour” come from?
Bravour (German) comes from French bravoure, from Italian bravura, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
Bravour (German): bravery; brilliance
Definitions
- bravery; brilliance
Ancestry of “Bravour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bravoure | bravery, courage |
| 2 | Italian | bravura | skill; cleverness; virtuosity |
| 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- | — |