promesa
/pɾoˈmesa/ · A2 · noun · f
promise
🤝 promesa = promise with an -a; both from Latin promissum, sent forth
Latin promittere = pro (forth) + mittere (send): a promise is your word sent ahead of you. Spanish kept the stem and added a feminine -a, so it is la promesa. Same root gives prometer, to promise.