alacrite
Middle English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin alacritās, from alacer (“brisk”) + -itās (“-ity”).[1]
Noun
[edit]alacrite (plural alacrites)
Descendants
[edit]- English: alacrity
References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “alacrite”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “alacritẹ̄, n..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.