et cetera (in
English; ; ) (rare:
etceteros) (abbreviation:
etc. or
&c.) is a
Latin expression that means "and other things", or "and so forth". It is taken directly from the
Latin expression, which literally means "and the rest (of such things)" and is a
calque of the
Greek "καὶ τὰ ἕτερα" (
kai ta hetera: "and the other things"; the more usual Greek form is "καὶ τὰ λοιπά"
kai ta loipa: "and the remainder"). means "and"; means "the rest".