English
et cetera
Et cetera comes from Latin et cētera ‘and the other things’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEet cētera‘and the other things’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500et cetera
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEet cētera‘and the other things’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500et cetera
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Latin et cētera
Today it means
phrase Something in addition, which can easily be understood.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin et cētera / et cetera