Meaning

noun elegance by virtue of being fashionable

adjective elegant and stylish

originBorrowed from French chic (“elegant”), which in turn is probably borrowed from German Schick (“elegant appearance; tasteful presentation”). The word is akin to Dutch schielijk (“hasty”), schikken (“to arrange”) and Old English sċēon (“to happen”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0