Where does “empenyo” come from?

empenyo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish empeño, from Latin [[in]] [[pignus]].

empenyo (Tagalog): favor asked

Definitions

  1. favor asked

Ancestry of “empenyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishempeñoinsistence, effort, endeavor, commitment;...
2Latin[[in]] [[pignus]]—
Every word from Latin [[in]] [[pignus]] →Every word from Spanish empeño →