Where does “Bravo” come from?
Bravo (Translingual) comes from English Bravo, from Spanish Bravo, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
Bravo (Translingual): Signal flag for the letter B
Definitions
- Signal flag for the letter B
Ancestry of “Bravo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bravo | A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado |
| 2 | Spanish | Bravo | angry, furious |
| 3 | Italian | bravo | good, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | bravus | — |
| 5 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |