brío
Galician
/ˈbɾio̝/
noun
Definitions
- vigour, strength, thrust
- (dated) bravery, dignity, arrogance
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese brio borrowed from Spanish, Castilian brío (vigour) derived from Proto-Celtic *brīgos (strength).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*brīgos
Gloss
strength
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
力
Emoji
💪
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brio Italian
- brioso Spanish, Castilian
- brío Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷrih₂-g- Proto-Indo-European
- brio Portuguese
- brí Irish
- bri Welsh
- briduw Welsh
- difrif Welsh
- bríg Old Irish
- brígmar Old Irish
- brìgh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- bree Manx
- brio Old Portuguese
- *brīgos Proto-Celtic
- briu Old Occitan