Where does “sic” come from?
sic (Latin) comes from Latin sice, from Latin sī, from Proto-Italic sei, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
Ancestry of “sic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sice | — |
| 2 | Latin | sī | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | sei | so, thus |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |