Where does “bravura” come from?

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

bravura (Spanish): courage, boldness, bravery; ferocity, fierceness,...

Definitions

  1. courage, boldness, bravery; ferocity, fierceness,...

Ancestry of “bravura”, 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
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