& from Et?
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kevinlin1222
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& from Et?
Look at the title. Do you find the symbol "&" somewhat similar in shape to the French/Latin word, et, which means "and?" I discovered the similarity just a few minutes ago, so I want to pose this question: Did the symbol actually derive from the French/Latin word?
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Hey there!
I was simply going to agree with you, that I also see the connection between the symbol and the et, but thought, no, someone will jump all over me for being simple, so did an internet super-search and the information I found was that the & is based on the latin word et. Sometimes our intuition leads just to where we want to be!
Curious side-fact, the same source indicated that if you reverse the ampersand as if in a mirror image, you have a symbol that represents "pound" as an ancient weight measurement.
peace,
revel.
I was simply going to agree with you, that I also see the connection between the symbol and the et, but thought, no, someone will jump all over me for being simple, so did an internet super-search and the information I found was that the & is based on the latin word et. Sometimes our intuition leads just to where we want to be!
Curious side-fact, the same source indicated that if you reverse the ampersand as if in a mirror image, you have a symbol that represents "pound" as an ancient weight measurement.
peace,
revel.
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kevinlin1222
- Posts: 10
- Joined: Thu Jan 08, 2004 11:51 am