Etymology

etcetera

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Latin et cetera
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromet cetera“etc.: and the other things”
  2. English todayetcetera

From Latin et cetera (“etc.: and the other things”).

Words from the same roots

Latinet cetera all →

et cetera

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