Where does “braver” come from?

braver (Middle French) comes from Middle French brave, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

Ancestry of “braver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbrave
2Italianbravogood, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,...
3Vulgar Latinbravus
4Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
5Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb-Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαροςEvery word from Latin barbarus