Where does “allegrissimo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “allegrissimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianallegrocheerful; mirthful
2Frenchallègrejoyful, happy
3Old Frenchhalaigre—
4Latinalacerlively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...
Every word from Latin alacer →Every word from Old French halaigre →Every word from French allègre →