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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 250–184 BC, Plautus|origins=ine-pro *só}}
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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈsiːk]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈsik]^(Wiktionary)
+ 
+ ==Forms==
+ '''sīc''' (not comparable)^(Wiktionary)
+ 
+ ==Etymology==
+ It is [[af|la|sī|-ce]], the locative of an old demonstrative ⟨*so-⟩ (as in [[sī]]) with the deictic particle “-ce”.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary) The full form ⟨sīce⟩ occurs in Plautus and ⟨seic⟩ in early inscriptions;^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) “sīc” arose by regular loss of the final vowel.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) The demonstrative goes back to [[ine-pro|*só]].^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ It is found from Plautus on.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ ''Sīc'' means “thus, so, in this way”, pointing to a manner just shown, just described or about to be described (''sīc memorant'' “they speak as follows”).^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) It is the correlative of ''[[ut]]'' (''ut … sīc'' “as … so”), restricts (“on these terms”), and in answers means “yes, just so”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)
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+ In Medieval Latin it also meant “then, thereupon” and “surely”.^(Niermeyer 1976) With the question particle it forms ''sīcine''.^(OLD 2012)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses both ''sīc'' and the full form ''sīce''.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius: ''inter sēsē sīc memorant: “ō Rōmule, Rōmule …”''^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * c. 550–1150 – Medieval Latin uses it for “thereupon”.^(Niermeyer 1976)
+ 
+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Adverb===
+ # [[m|en|thus]], so, in this way.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)
+ # As follows; to this effect.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)
+ # ''(with ut)'' So, in the same way: ''ut … sīc'', as … so.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)
+ # On these terms, on condition.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)
+ # ''(in answers)'' Yes, just so.^(Wiktionary)
+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' Then, thereupon; surely.^(Niermeyer 1976)
+ 
+ ==Word family==
+ * [[sīcut]]
+ * [[sīcine]]
+ 
+ ==Related words==
+ * [[sī]]
+ * [[ita]]
+ * [[-ce]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}