Latin: etc.

The regularly used abbreviation etc. is short for the Latin et cetera, meaning "and the rest" or "and so on".

It is usually written as a single word, etcetera, abbreviated to etc. or more rarely &c.

e.g. Boris had much to learn about atoms, particles, charges, etc.

Abbreviated:
a.m. & p.m., cf., e.g., et al., etc., i.e., N.B., P.S., Q.E.D., q.v., viz.

Non abbreviated:
ad hoc, de facto, modus operandi, non sequitur, pro rata, quid pro quo, sic, vice versa.

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