Where does “etc.” come from?
etc. (Fala) comes from Spanish etc., from Latin et cetera — and the rest ; and the other things; and others;...
etc. (Fala): etc
Ancestry of “etc.”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | etc. | Abbreviation of etcétera |
| 2 | Latin | et cetera | and the rest ; and the other things; and others;... |