Where does “alegre” come from?

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

alegre (Portuguese): happy; joyful; a bit drunk

Definitions

  1. happy; joyful; a bit drunk

Ancestry of “alegre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesealegre
2Vulgar Latinalicer
3Latinalacerlively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...

Words derived from “alegre

Every word from Latin alacerEvery word from Vulgar Latin alicerEvery word from Old Portuguese alegre
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