what does etc. actually stand for??

Answer 1

Et cetera which means "and so forth" or "and others."

Latin : et, and + cētera, the rest, neuter pl. of cēterus; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]

Answer 2

Et cetera is a Latin expression that means "and other things", or "and so on". It is taken directly from the Latin expression which literally means "and the rest (of such things)." Et means "and"; cetera (plural of ceterum/caeterum) means "the rest."

It is also sometimes spelled et caetera or et cætera, and is often abbreviated to etc. Archaic abbreviations, most commonly used in legislation, notations for mathematics or qualifications, include &/c., &c., and &ca..

The phrase et cetera is often used to represent the logical continuation of some sort of series of descriptions. For example, in the following expression...

We will need a lot of fruit: apples, bananas, oranges, etc.
... the 'etc.' stands for 'and other types of fruit'. It is an error to say or write "and etc.," in which the word "and" would be redundant. This would translate as "and and the rest".

Typically, the abbreviated versions should always be followed by a full stop (period), and it is customary—even in British English where the serial comma is typically not used—that "etc." always be preceded by a comma. Thus:

A, B, C, etc.
not:

A, B, C etc

Answer 3

Abbreviation of the Latin phrase Et Cetera, which means '...and so forth'

Answer 4

it stands for et cetera

Answer 5

et cetera

Answer 6

et cetera

Answer 7

et cetera, a Latin expression meaning "and other things" or "and so on"

Answer 8

etc. is a word which is used for saying "and so on".

Answer 9

et cetera it is latin for "and other things"

Answer 10

it simply means so on and so forth