bravery
BRAY-vuh-ree · noun
Origin
Bravery was borrowed from Middle French braverie, from braver ("to brave"), or from Italian braveria, from bravare ("to brave"). By surface analysis in English, it's simply brave plus the suffix -ery.
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Journey
The word arrived already tied to the act of 'braving' something, and English kept that sense intact.
Related words
It shares its root with the verb brave, meaning to face or endure something dangerous — the noun form just names the quality that verb describes.