Here is a list of some acronyms/abbreviations for the interested. L stands for "from Latin".

• ad hoc [L to this] for this specific purpose; for a special case only; without general application
• ad infinitum [L] endlessly; without limit
• a fortiori [L for a stronger (reason)] all the more: said of a conclusion that follows with even greater logical necessity than another already accepted in the argument
• aka: also known as: used before an alias, as in a police record
• a priori [L] from cause to effect; based on theory instead of experience
• cf.: [L confer] compare
• e.g. [L exempli gratia] for example
• et al. [L et alii] and others
• etc. [L et cetera] and others; and the like
• ibid. [L ibidem] in the same place: used in referring again to the book, page, etc. cited just before
• i.e. [L id est] that is (to say)
• mutatis mutandis [L] with all due adjustments or modifications made for the particular thing mentioned or discussed or about to be mentioned or discussed
• per se [L] by (or in) itself; intrinsically
• q.e.d. [L quod erat demonstrandum] which was to be demonstrated or proved
• sic [L] thus; so: used with brackets, to show that a quoted passage, esp. one containing an error, is precisely reproduced
• viz. [L videlicet] that is; namely