Where does “șic” come from?
șic (Romanian) 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.
șic (Romanian): chic
Definitions
- chic
Ancestry of “șic”, step by step
șic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French chic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chic | elegant; considerate; elegance |
| 2 | German | Schick | chic |
| 3 | Middle High German | schicken | to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately |
| 4 | Middle High German | geschehen | to happen, rush |
| 5 | Old High German | giskehan | to happen |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |
via Latin sīc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sīc | yes, indeed (If answering a question) |
| 2 | Latin | sice | — |
| 3 | Latin | sī | if, supposing that |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sei | so, thus |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Hungarian szék
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szék | chair; seat; board, court of law, tribunal |