Where does “bravó” come from?
bravó (Icelandic) comes from French bravo, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
bravó (Icelandic): bravo
Definitions
- bravo
Ancestry of “bravó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bravo | bravo!, hear, hear!, well said!, well done!;... |
| 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- | — |