A few days ago
Patrick P

how did the term etchetera come up?

how did the term etchetera come up?

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A few days ago
maî

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et cetera :

It dates from 1418, from Latin., literally meaning “and the others,” from et “and” + neut. of ceteri “the others.”

The abbreviation is etc. It is a NOUN that means “And other unspecified things of the same class; and so forth.”

The quote that sticks in my mind from The King and I is when Yul Brenner (the king) uses et cetera with such enthusiasm:

King: When I sit, you sit. When I kneel, you kneel. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera!

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A few days ago
blackathena
et cetera means “and the rest”

et alia means “and others”

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A few days ago
jesteele1948
“et cetera” is Latin for “and others”.
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