Where does “bravur” come from?

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

bravur (Swedish): great performance in executing some task (along with a degree of (real or ironic) "gusto"), flying colors, aplomb

Definitions

  1. great performance in executing some task (along with a degree of (real or ironic) "gusto"), flying colors, aplomb

Ancestry of “bravur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbravuraskill; cleverness; virtuosity
2Italianbravogood, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,...
3Vulgar Latinbravus—
4Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
5Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “bravur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Latin barbarus →