Where does “xic” come from?

xic (Catalan) comes from French chic, from German Schick, from Middle High German schicken, from Middle High German geschehen, from Old High German giskehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

xic (Catalan): small

Definitions

  1. small

Ancestry of “xic”, step by step

xic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French chic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchicelegant; considerate; elegance
2GermanSchickchic
3Middle High Germanschickento outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately
4Middle High Germangeschehento happen, rush
5Old High Germangiskehanto happen
6Proto-West Germanic*skehanto move quickly
7Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

via Latin ciccum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinciccumproverbially worthless object, trifle, bagatelle
2Ancient Greekκίκκος—

Words derived from “xic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skehan →