chic

English

/ʃiːk/, /ʃik/

adj
Definitions
  • Elegant, stylish.

Etymology

Borrowed from French chic (elegant) derived from German Schick (tasteful presentation, elegant appearance, correct clothing, correct manners) derived from Middle High German schicken (outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately), geschehen, geschēn (rush, happen) derived from Old High German giskehan (happen) derived from Proto-Germanic *skehaną (move quickly, emerge, run, spring up, happen, come up, jump, spring) derived from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (jump, spring, run, be agile).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*skek-

Gloss

jump, spring, run, be agile

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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