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English word brave comes from Latin barbarus, Proto-Indo-European *per-, and later Latin pravus (Crooked, deformed. Depraved, perverse, wicked.)
barbarus (Latin)
Foreign. Savage. Uncivilized A foreigner. A savage. An uncivilized man.
*per- (Proto-Indo-European)
*preh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
pravus (Latin)
Crooked, deformed. Depraved, perverse, wicked.
*bravus (Latin)
*bravus (Malayalam)
bravo (Italian)
(theatre) bravo!. Well done!, good show! (obsolete) brave, bold. (obsolete, of animals) wild, untamed. (obsolete, of places) harsh. (used before the noun) good, well-behaved. Good, obedient. Good, skilful, capable, clever, fine.
brave (Middle French)
brave (English)
(obsolete) Having any sort of superiority or excellence.. Making a fine show or display.. Strong in the face of fear; courageous. (transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.. (transitive, obsolete) To adorn; to make fine or showy. (dated, possibly, offensive) A Native American warrior.. (obsolete) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.. (obsolete) A man daring [...]