Etymology of the English word nice
the English word
nicederived from the Old French word
nicederived from the Latin word
nescius (unaware, not knowing, ignorant)
derived from the Latin word
nescire (not know; be ignorant, unfamiliar)
derived from the Latin word
nederived from the Late Latin word
scire (know, understand)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skei-Date
The earliest known usage of nice in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
