significativo
/siɡnifikaˈtibo/ · B2 · adj
significant
🔑 significativo = signific(ar) 'to mean' + -ativo 'tending to' → full of meaning
From Latin significare, 'to make a sign' (signum 'sign' + facere 'make'). Something significativo makes a sign that matters: it carries meaning. Spot the English cousin 'significant' inside the word.