Where does “empenhado” come from?

empenhado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese empenhar, from Latin impignāre.

empenhado (Portuguese): determined; dedicated; committed; pawned

Definitions

  1. determined; dedicated; committed; pawned

Ancestry of “empenhado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseempenharto pawn; to pledge; to force
2Latinimpignāre—
Every word from Latin impignāre →Every word from Portuguese empenhar →