Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “allegra” come from?

allegra (Italian) comes from Italian allegro, from French allègre, from Old French halaigre, from Latin alacer — lively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...

allegra (Italian): feminine singular of allegro; cheerful; happy”,...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of allegro; cheerful; happy”,...

Ancestry of “allegra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianallegrocheerful; mirthful
2Frenchallègrejoyful, happy
3Old Frenchhalaigre—
4Latinalacerlively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...

Words derived from “allegra”

  • cinciallegra
Every word from Latin alacer →