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