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Where does “bravus” come from?

bravus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

Ancestry of “bravus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
2Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “bravus”

  • brave
  • bravely
  • bravado
  • braver
  • bravo
  • bravura
  • braveness
  • bravissimo
  • outbrave
  • braven
  • unbrave
  • braveheart
  • embrave
  • bravity
  • bravehood
  • bravesome
  • brava
  • bravamente
  • bravata
  • bravura
  • bravo
  • bravissimo
  • bravata
  • bravare
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