Where does “et cetera” come from?
et cetera (Middle English) comes from Latin et cetera — and the rest ; and the other things; and others;...
Ancestry of “et cetera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | et cetera | and the rest ; and the other things; and others;... |
Words derived from “et cetera”