Etymology of the French word nice
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 French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
nicete,
nicetDerivations in other languages
English
niceCognates
Catalan
neci, Italian
nescioUsage
Word found in Old French
