Where does “bravissimo” come from?
bravissimo (Italian) comes from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
bravissimo (Italian): superlative degree of bravo; very good
Definitions
- superlative degree of bravo; very good
Ancestry of “bravissimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | bravo | good, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | bravus | — |
| 3 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |
Words derived from “bravissimo”