Where does “και ούτω καθεξής” come from?

και ούτω καθεξής (Greek) comes from Greek και, from Ancient Greek καί — and.

και ούτω καθεξής (Greek): and so forth, and so on

Definitions

  1. and so forth, and so on

Ancestry of “και ούτω καθεξής”, step by step

και ούτω καθεξής traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek και

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκαιand; also; plus, and
2Ancient Greekκαίand

via Greek ούτω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekούτωused before a consonant: thus, like this, like that
2Ancient GreekοὕτωAlternative form of οὕτως
Every word from Ancient Greek καί →Every word from Greek και →