Where does “etc.” come from?

etc. (English) comes from Middle English et cetera, from Latin et cetera — et cetera, and the rest, and so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information continues in a similar or already-known fashion.

etc. (English): and so on; used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been [[leave out

Definitions

and so on; used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been [[leave out

Ancestry of “etc.”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	et cetera	et cetera
2	Latin	et cetera	et cetera, and the rest, and so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information continues in a similar or already-known fashion

Every word from Latin et cetera →Every word from Middle English et cetera →