Where does “бравада” come from?
бравада (Russian) comes from French bravade, from Italian bravata, from Italian bravare, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
бравада (Russian): bravado
Definitions
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Ancestry of “бравада”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bravade | bravado |
| 2 | Italian | bravata | mischief, prank; braggadocio, braggart; bravado |
| 3 | Italian | bravare | To be arrogant or defiant |
| 4 | Italian | bravo | good, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | bravus | — |
| 6 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |