Where does “bravío” come from?

bravío (Spanish) comes from Spanish Bravo, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

bravío (Spanish): wild, untamed

Definitions

  1. wild, untamed

Ancestry of “bravío”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishBravoangry, furious
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