Where does “alegro” come from?

alegro (Spanish) comes from Italian allegro, from French allègre, from Old French halaigre, from Latin alacer — lively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...

Ancestry of “alegro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianallegrocheerful; mirthful
2Frenchallègrejoyful, happy
3Old Frenchhalaigre
4Latinalacerlively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...

Words derived from “alegro

Every word from Latin alacerEvery word from Old French halaigreEvery word from French allègre
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