Where does “sic” come from?
sic (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Venetian sécio, from Latin situlus, from Latin situla, from Latin situlum — Mediaeval form of situla; accusative singular of...
sic (Serbo-Croatian): pail, bucket
Ancestry of “sic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Venetian | sécio | bucket |
| 2 | Latin | situlus | Alternative form of situla |
| 3 | Latin | situla | a vessel used to hold water; a voting urn ;... |
| 4 | Latin | situlum | Mediaeval form of situla; accusative singular of... |