determinación
/deteɾminaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f
determination
💪🎯 determinación = de- + terminar: to 'terminate' doubt and fix a firm end
Comes from Latin determinare, 'to set limits', from de- + terminus (boundary). Setting a boundary ends uncertainty: you establish a fact, or settle on a decision. That firm ending of doubt is resolve. The English cognate 'determination' has the same root.