adjective/empeˈɲoso/
diligent, industrious, persevering
Synonyms: diligente, industrioso, afanoso, perseverante, aplicado
Etymology tree Spanish empeño Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old Spanish -oso Spanish -oso Spanish empeñoso From empeño + -oso.