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The Latin word sic means "in such a manner", "so", "thus", "in this manner", "in this way".

The verb viresco means "I turn green".

So: In this way I turn green, or so I turn green.

The less literal translation, from the motto of the Christie clan in the Scottish Highlands, is "Thus I flourish"

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