Where does “alegre” come from?

alegre (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin alicer, from Latin alacer — lively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...

Ancestry of “alegre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinalicer
2Latinalacerlively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...

Words derived from “alegre

Every word from Latin alacerEvery word from Vulgar Latin alicer