Where does “Alegre” come from?

Alegre (Spanish) comes from Spanish alegre, from Latin alacer — lively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...

Alegre (Spanish): joyful, cheerful

Definitions

  1. joyful, cheerful

Ancestry of “Alegre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalegrejoyful, cheerful; happy, joyous, merry; lively
2Latinalacerlively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...
Every word from Latin alacer →Every word from Spanish alegre →