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Where does “alegre” come from?

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

alegre (Spanish): joyful, cheerful; happy, joyous, merry; lively

Definitions

  1. joyful, cheerful; happy, joyous, merry; lively

Ancestry of “alegre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalacerlively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...

Words derived from “alegre”

  • Alegre
  • alegría
  • Alegre
  • alegremente
  • alegranza
  • alegrón
  • alegrar
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