Etymology

brio

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Today it means: Vigour or vivacity. Full definition →

Italian brio ← Spanish brío ← Proto-Celtic *brīgos
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  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*brīgos
  2. Spanish · derived frombrío
  3. Italian · borrowed frombrio“finesse, talent”
  4. English todaybrio

From Italian brio (“finesse, talent”), from Spanish brío, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brīgos.

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