This is the 13854th most frequent German word.
etc
The German word "etc." (et cetera) means "and so on" or "and other similar things."
Here, 'etc' is used to indicate that the list of items is not complete.
Im Supermarkt kaufe ich Äpfel, Bananen, Tomaten, etc.
In the supermarket, I buy apples, bananas, tomatoes, etc.
In this case, 'etc' refers to the list of authors being continued implicitly.
In meinem Studium lese ich Werke von Goethe, Schiller, Kafka, etc.
In my studies, I read works by Goethe, Schiller, Kafka, etc.
Here, 'etc' is employed to suggest a continuation of the mentioned languages.