Where does “Bravo” come from?

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

Bravo (Tagalog): mostly concentrated in Metro Manila and Nueva Ecija

Definitions

  1. mostly concentrated in Metro Manila and Nueva Ecija

Ancestry of “Bravo”, 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 βάρβαρος →Every word from Latin barbarus →