Where does “et caterva” come from?

et caterva (Latin) comes from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

et caterva (Latin): and the crowd; and the rest of the band; by extension, and the others, often with a disparaging nuance ("and his cronies")

Definitions

  1. and the crowd; and the rest of the band; by extension, and the others, often with a disparaging nuance ("and his cronies")

Ancestry of “et caterva”, step by step

et caterva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin et

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinetand; plus; though, even if
2Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Latin caterva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincatervaa crowd, a band, a troop; vocative singular of...
2Proto-Italic*katerwācompany, band of people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti