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Et cetera
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Look up <i>et cetera</i> in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. <p><i>Et cetera</i> , abbreviated to <i>etc.</i>, <i>et cet.</i>, <i>&c.</i> or <i>&c</i>, is a <a href="/facts/Latin/pM3Kge85">Latin</a> expression that is used in English to mean "and all the rest". "&" is a ligature of "et." Translated literally from Latin, <i>et</i> can mean 'and', while <i>cētĕra</i> can mean 'the rest'; thus, the expression translates to 'and the rest'. </p><p><i>Et cetera</i> is a <a href="/facts/Calque/A9M3UtAo">calque</a> (loanword/phrase) of the <a href="/facts/Koine_Greek/StKuT1sY">Koine Greek</a> καὶ τὰ ἕτερα (<i>kai ta hetera</i>) meaning 'and the other things'. The typical <a href="/facts/Modern_Greek/nFsDHrfR">Modern Greek</a> form is και τα λοιπά (<i>kai ta loipá</i>), 'and the remainder'. </p>