afirmación
/afiɾmaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f
true
✅ afirmación = a- + firm + -ación: making something firm by stating it
Comes from Latin affirmare, 'to make firm'. Spanish firme means firm, so an afirmación is a statement you hold firmly as true. Link the firm in the middle to firmly claiming something. Cognate: English affirmation.