English → Latin
“significant” in Latin
significōto show, express, signify, point out; to portend, prognosticate; to call, nameefficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about, arguōto clarify, to make plain; to assert, declare, prove, show; to reprove, accuse, charge with; to blame, censure
The English word significant itself goes back to Latin signum, through significans.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
significant
significans (of words, etc.): efficiens (of words; Vid: Quint., 10, 1, 6): argutus (expressive of a person’s air, mien, etc.); or by circumlocution with words under SIGNIFY also, EXPRESSIVE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for significant?
- The usual Latin words for “significant” are significō, efficiō, arguō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.