Where does “bravura” come from?
bravura (Portuguese) comes from Italian bravura, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
bravura (Portuguese): courage, boldness, a display of daring; anger
Definitions
- courage, boldness, a display of daring; anger
Ancestry of “bravura”, step by step
bravura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bravura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bravura | skill; cleverness; virtuosity |
| 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- | — |
via Old Portuguese bravura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | bravura | — |