Where does “bravo” come from?
bravo (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
bravo (Italian): good, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,...
Definitions
- good, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,...
Ancestry of “bravo”, step by step
bravo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin bravus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | bravus | — |
| 2 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |
via Medieval Latin bravus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | bravus | — |