Sic

Short question: what is the meaning and origin of "sic"? Is it Latin or does it have any connection to "sick"?

Thanks in advance,
Richard

sic (Latin) literally 'seek.' so, thus, as it was, in this way; inserted parenthetically into a text to indicate the occurrence of an anonmaly or misspelling which has not been corrected for the purpose of the quotation. From "Le Mot Juste" (Vintage Books).