Where does “empeñar” come from?
empeñar (Spanish) comes from Spanish -ar, from Old Spanish -ar, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
empeñar (Spanish): to pawn, to hock; to involve; to pledge
Definitions
- to pawn, to hock; to involve; to pledge
Ancestry of “empeñar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | -ar | In adjectives, indicating membership or status;... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | -ar | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
Words derived from “empeñar”