Where does “afanoso” come from?

afanoso (Spanish) comes from Spanish oso, from Old Spanish osso, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos.

afanoso (Spanish): industrious, laborious

Definitions

  1. industrious, laborious

Ancestry of “afanoso”, step by step

afanoso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish oso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishosobear; boar, male bear
2Old Spanishossobear
3Latinursusa bear
4Proto-Italic*orsos—

via Spanish afanar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishafanarto steal, pinch; to work hard; to be busy

Words derived from “afanoso”

Every word from Proto-Italic *orsos →Every word from Latin ursus →Every word from Old Spanish osso →