Where does “bravo” come from?

bravo (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish براوو, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

bravo (Turkish): well done!, good show!

Definitions

  1. well done!, good show!

Ancestry of “bravo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبراوو—
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 →