Where does “ampersand” come from?
Ampersand comes from Latin per se, meaning "by itself," derived from Latin per meaning "through," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- meaning "forward" or "through."
ampersand (English): The symbol "&"; To add an ampersand to
Definitions
- The symbol "&"; To add an ampersand to
Ancestry of “ampersand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | per se | by itself |
| 2 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 3 | Latin | Ad | — |
| 4 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 5 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 6 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |
Words derived from “ampersand”