Where does “Brava” come from?
Brava (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese brava, from Portuguese bravo, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
Brava (Kabuverdianu): One of the ten islands of Cape Verde
Definitions
- One of the ten islands of Cape Verde
Ancestry of “Brava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | brava | feminine singular of bravo |
| 2 | Portuguese | bravo | valiant, courageous; uneducated, uncivilized;... |
| 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- | — |