"Nice" pic?

[Nod]

The etymology of the word "nice" is quite interesting...

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=nice&searchmode=none

 

[onomatopoeia]

I try to avoid the current form, there are almost always better words that can be used in its place. Your link provides an example from Northanger Abbeywhere Jane Austen used it in the form we normally use today, yet in Emma she uses it in a different way:

We do not often look upon fine young men, well-bred and agreeable. We must not be nice and ask for all the virtues into the bargain.

In this case the meaning is closer to "fussy."