BRUTAL PICTORIAL

BRUTAL FORM


Brute c.1460, "of or belonging to animals," from M.Fr. brut "coarse, brutal," from L. brutus "heavy, dull, stupid," an Oscan word, from PIE base *gwer- "heavy." Before reaching Eng. meaning expanded to "of the lower animals." Used of human beings from 1535. The noun is from 1611. Brutal in the sense of "cruel" is from 1641; earlier "rude, stupid" (1510); in the original animal sense it is from c.1450. Από την Ινδοευρωπαϊκή ρίζα *gʷerə- ---> ελληνικά : βαρύς