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Where does “allègre” come from?

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

allègre (Norman): brisk

Definitions

  1. brisk

Ancestry of “allègre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhalaigre—
2Latinalacerlively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...

Words derived from “allègre”

  • allègrément
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