Where does “cinciallegra” come from?

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

cinciallegra (Italian): great tit

Definitions

  1. great tit

Ancestry of “cinciallegra”, step by step

cinciallegra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian allegra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianallegrafeminine singular of allegro; cheerful; happy”,...
2Italianallegrocheerful; mirthful
3Frenchallègrejoyful, happy
4Old Frenchhalaigre
5Latinalacerlively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...

via Italian cincia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancinciatit, titmouse, tomtit
Every word from Latin alacerEvery word from Old French halaigreEvery word from French allègre