Where does “alegro” come from?

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

alegro (Tagalog): allegro

Definitions

  1. allegro

Ancestry of “alegro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalegro
2Italianallegrocheerful; mirthful
3Frenchallègrejoyful, happy
4Old Frenchhalaigre
5Latinalacerlively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...
Every word from Latin alacerEvery word from Old French halaigreEvery word from French allègre
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