Where does “alegremente” come from?

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

alegremente (Portuguese): In context of being happy; happily

Definitions

  1. In context of being happy; happily

Ancestry of “alegremente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealegrehappy; joyful; a bit drunk
2Old Portuguesealegre—
3Vulgar Latinalicer—
4Latinalacerlively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...
Every word from Latin alacer →Every word from Vulgar Latin alicer →Every word from Old Portuguese alegre →
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