Etymograph

English

etc.

Etc. comes from Latin etc. ‘et cētera’, from cetera ‘and the rest [of the things]’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *ke-eteros.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ke-eterosreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcēterus‘the other, remainder, rest’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcēterum‘the rest’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcetera‘and the rest [of the things]’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEetc.‘et cētera’
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500et cetera
  7. Englishtodayetc.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ke-eterosreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcēterus‘the other, remainder, rest’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcēterum‘the rest’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcetera‘and the rest [of the things]’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEetc.‘et cētera’
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500et cetera
  7. Englishtodayetc.

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