Where does “bra” come from?
bra (Swedish) comes from Swedish braf, from Low German brav, from French brave, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
bra (Swedish): good; well
Definitions
- good; well
Ancestry of “bra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | braf | good, brave |
| 2 | Low German | brav | — |
| 3 | French | brave | brave; honest; hero |
| 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- | — |